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'''Lionel Charles Renwick Emmett''' (8 January 1913 – 9 August 1996) was a physician and [[India]]n [[field hockey]] player who competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as forward. | '''Lionel Charles Renwick Emmett''' (8 January 1913 – 9 August 1996) was a physician and [[India]]n [[field hockey]] player who competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as forward. | ||
Emmett was born in India in 1913. He received medical training in [[Calcutta Medical College]]. He served as a medical officer is the Indian Army Corps in field hospitals in India and Burma. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Later he practiced as a general practitioners in the tea plantations of [[Assam]]. Following his retirement, he returned to England in 1960s. He patented an [[intrauterine device|Intra uterine contraceptive device]] named Copper Omega.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=9 November 1996 |title=Obituaries | Emmett was born in India in 1913. He received medical training in [[Calcutta Medical College]]. He served as a medical officer is the Indian Army Corps in field hospitals in India and Burma. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Later he practiced as a general practitioners in the tea plantations of [[Assam]]. Following his retirement, he returned to England in 1960s. He patented an [[intrauterine device|Intra uterine contraceptive device]] named Copper Omega.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=9 November 1996 |title=Obituaries |journal=British Medical Journal |volume=313 |issue= 7066|pages=1202 |doi= |pmc= 2352493}}</ref> Also, he developed two more medical devices: the Emmett Thread Retriever and the Emmett Thread Detector. | ||
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Lionel Charles Renwick Emmett (8 January 1913 – 9 August 1996) was a physician and Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as forward.
Emmett was born in India in 1913. He received medical training in Calcutta Medical College. He served as a medical officer is the Indian Army Corps in field hospitals in India and Burma. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Later he practiced as a general practitioners in the tea plantations of Assam. Following his retirement, he returned to England in 1960s. He patented an Intra uterine contraceptive device named Copper Omega.[1] Also, he developed two more medical devices: the Emmett Thread Retriever and the Emmett Thread Detector.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Obituaries". British Medical Journal. 313 (7066): 1202. 9 November 1996. PMC 2352493.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Lionel Emmett at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Lionel Emmett at Olympedia
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