Dr. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (Hong Kong)

Professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (1884–1954) was a British surgeon and academic who played a key role in advancing medical education and surgery in Hong Kong. Educated at Guy’s Hospital, London, he held prominent positions at the University of Hong Kong from 1913 to 1949, including Professor of Anatomy, Surgery, and the Ho Tung Professorship of Clinical Surgery. Awarded the OBE in 1939, Digby was an active member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong in the 1930s and 1940s. He was interned as a prisoner of war during the Japanese occupation (1941–1945) but returned to his work after the war until retiring in 1949. Renowned for pioneering surgical techniques and immune research, he published extensively and is honored through the University of Hong Kong’s Digby Memorial Fund and Scholarship. His life is documented in the 2006 biography “Digby: A Remarkable Life.”

O professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (1884–1954) foi um cirurgião e académico britânico que teve um papel fundamental no avanço da educação médica e da cirurgia em Hong Kong. Formado no Guy’s Hospital, em Londres, ocupou cargos de destaque na Universidade de Hong Kong entre 1913 e 1949, incluindo Professor de Anatomia, Cirurgia e a Cadeira Ho Tung de Cirurgia Clínica. Condecorado com a OBE em 1939, Digby foi membro ativo do Rotary Club de Hong Kong nas décadas de 1930 e 1940. Foi internado como prisioneiro de guerra durante a ocupação japonesa (1941–1945), retornando ao seu trabalho até se aposentar em 1949. Reconhecido por técnicas cirúrgicas pioneiras e pesquisa imunológica, publicou amplamente e é homenageado pelo Fundo e Bolsa Memorial Digby da Universidade de Hong Kong. Sua vida está documentada na biografia de 2006 “Digby: A Remarkable Life”.

肯纳姆·哈钦森·迪格比教授（1884–1954）是一位英国外科医生和学者，对香港医学教育和外科事业的发展贡献卓著。他毕业于伦敦盖伊医院，曾于1913年至1949年间在香港大学担任解剖学、外科学以及何东临床外科讲座教授。1939年获英帝国勋章官佐称号，1930至1940年代积极参与香港扶轮社活动。二战期间日军占领香港（1941–1945）期间被拘禁为战俘，战后复职并工作直至1949年退休。迪格比以开创性外科技术和免疫功能研究著称，著有多部著作，香港大学设有迪格比纪念基金及奖学金以资纪念。他的人生故事载于2006年传记《迪格比：卓越人生》中。