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01-02-2014 | Obituary
Obituary: Cyril Jacob Kaplan, MD, MBChB(Cape), MChOrth(Liv), FRCS(Eng), FACS (1917–2012)
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 2/2014
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Dr. Cyril Kaplan died July 11, 2012 at the age 95 from pneumonia. Born in Durban, South Africa in 1917, while a medical student at the University of Cape Town, Cyril Kaplan joined the Cape Garrison Artillery as a volunteer gunner on the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Following graduation, he enlisted in the South African Medical Corps in 1942, where he was exposed to war injuries and became interested in orthopaedics (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
In 1942, Dr. Kaplan enlisted in the South African Medical Corps, where he was exposed to war injuries and became interested in orthopaedics.
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