Warnock Rodger Plenderleith

Warnock Plenderleith began studying medicine at Glasgow university at the age of 17, but transferred to veterinary medicine in his second year, qualifying in 1958 at the age of 22. We were a year apart at vet school and were taught physiology by Dr Black – who became Nobel prizewinner Sir James Black – my brother was awarded the medal for physiology in his year. He was born in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, in 1936, where our father was a headmaster, although we spent much of our early lives in Lanarkshire and we both attended Biggar High School. After qualifying, Warnock spent the first year in practice in Biggar before joining a practice in Northern Ireland, where he spent the rest of his life. He was in practice in Omagh, County Tyrone, for a number of years, but had to give up the exertions of general practice because of a long-standing...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Obituaries Source Type: research