Francis Camps
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Francis Edward Camps (June 28, 1905 – July 8, 1972) was a famous British pathologist. He was trained at Guy's Hospital Medical School and was a professor of forensic medicine at the London Hospital. He worked on, amongst others, the Dr. Adams Case where he identified 163 suspicious deaths, and was an expert witness during the John Christie trial.
Francis Edward Camps was born in Teddington, Middlesex, the son of Dr Percy William Leopold Camps (1878 - 1956), a general practitioner and surgeon. Camps was educated at Marlborough College, followed by a medical degree at Guy's Hospital. He went on to postgraduate studies at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Neuchâtel University, Switzerland.
In 1935, Camps decided to specialize in pathology, and took up the post of pathologist at the Chelmsford and Essex Hospital.
References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Camps, Francis Edward by J.M.Cameron
