Ian Douglas-Wilson was a British physician who was editor of The Lancet, a United Kingdom-based medical journal, from 1965 to 1976.
10 Facts About Ian Douglas-Wilson
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Ian Douglas-Wilson was educated at Marlborough College, a private school in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson began his medical career in Dublin, Ireland helping to deliver newborns.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson's experience treating shell-shocked soldiers in the following months, lead to the publication of an article exploring the impact of war and conflict on mental health.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson was one of the first allied medical professionals to reach the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, following its liberation in April 1945.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson later told his family he felt guilty because the first troops to arrive fed the famished prisoners high-calorie rations.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson returned to England with photographs of the camp that he would keep in his desk drawer as a reminder.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson died of heart failure on 15 October 2013 in London, England.
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Ian Douglas-Wilson was a supporter of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.