Geoffrey Keynes
Geoffrey Keynes | |
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Geoffrey Keynes in 1957 | |
| Born | March 25, 1887 |
| Died | July 5, 1982 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Occupations | Surgeon, author, bibliographer |
Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (/ˈkeɪnz/ KAYNZ; 25 March 1887, Cambridge – 5 July 1982, Cambridge) was a British surgeon and author. He began his career as a physician in World War I, before becoming a doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, where he made notable innovations in the fields of blood transfusion and breast cancer surgery. Keynes was also a publishing scholar and bibliographer of English literature and English medical history, focusing primarily on William Blake and William Harvey.