Francis Champneys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Champneys

British obstetrician

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1848

Place of Birth: Nutley, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Feb-1930

Profession: gynaecologist, obstetrician

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir Francis Henry Champneys, 1st Baronet, FRCP (25 March 1848, London – 30 July 1930, Nutley, Sussex, England) was an eminent obstetrician known for raising the status of midwives in the early twentieth century, by his campaigning for their training and certification and for supporting the founding of the History of Medicine Society in 1912.