Charleston (now Caledon village, Town of Caledon), Ontario, Canada
Died
March 3, 1933(1933-03-03) (aged 67)
Glendale, California, United States
Education
Doctor of Medicine New York University School of Medicine
Years active
1894–1928
Known for
Medical Mission in Miraj, India
Medical career
Profession
Surgeon & medical missionary to India
Institutions
Wanless Hospital, Miraj
Awards
Knight Bachelor of the British Empire
Sir William James Wanless FACS (May 1, 1865 – March 3, 1933) was a Canadian-born surgeon, humanitarian and Presbyterian missionary who founded a medical mission in Miraj, India in 1894 and led it for nearly 40 years.[1][2][3][4] As part of this mission, Dr. Wanless founded Maharashtra's first missionary medical school in 1897, and helped to establish a leprosy sanatorium as well as a tuberculosis hospital, now known as the Wanless Chest Hospital.[5][6]
His medical mission turned the once-small village of Miraj into a major medical center in India. By the time he retired in 1928, the clinic he started had become a 250-bed hospital with several important adjuncts.[7] He is considered by many to be India's most famous surgeon of the 19th century, and was known throughout Asia, personally treating princes, rajahs and Mahatma Gandhi.[7][8] In 1928, he was knighted by King George V, who appointed him Knight Bachelor of the British Empire, for treating 1,000,000 patients and restoring sight to 12,000 of them.[9][10][11] The Wanless Hospital in Miraj bears his name, and is now a modern 550-bed teaching hospital.[12]
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^"Sir William James Wanless". The British Medical Journal. 1 (3768): 544–5. March 25, 1933. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.3768.544-d. PMC 2368392. PMID 20777450.
^Lyle L. Vander Werff (1977). Christian Mission to Muslims: The Record : Anglican and Reformed Approaches in India and the Near East, 1800–1938. William Carey Library series on Islamic studies. William Carey Library. pp. 366 pages. ISBN 9780878083206.
^Shavit, David (1990). The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary (illustrated ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 514. ISBN 9780313267888. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^DR. ARUNCHANDRA S. PATHAK , Executive Editor and Secretary, ed. (1969). "PUBLIC LIFE AND VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS in Sangli Dist.". Sangli District Gazetteer. The Gazetteers Department Maharashtra Government. Mumbai: The Gazetteers Department Maharashtra Government. Retrieved October 3, 2010. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help)
^ abBull, William Perkins (1934). From Medicine Man To Medical Man: A Record of a Century And A Half of Progress in Health and Sanitation as Exemplified By Developments In Peel. Toronto: Perkins Bull Foundation, George J McLeod Ltd. pp. 365–366. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^Gandhi, M.K. Letter to Sir William Wanless, M.K. Gandhi, June 2, 1931. Retrieved from the MKGandhi.org website, October 6, 2010.
^"Dignity of Kinghthood". The Scothman. March 14, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^"Dr. William James Wanless, Physician. Knighted by King George and Also Honored by India for Public Services. Missionary For 39 Years. Treated More Than 1,000,000 Patients, Restored Sight of 12,000 and Built Great Hospital". The New York Times. March 6, 1933. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
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^"Wanless Hospital, Miraj Medical center Web". Miraj India. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
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