Professor Emeritus E. Wynn Jones MRCVS, FRCVS, PhD

Abstract

Professor E. Wynn Jones, who was known as ‘Ginger Jones’ to all who were acquainted with him, was born into a farming family near Oswestry, in the UK. He was educated at Oswestry School and was a contemporary of Dr G. Jackson Rees. He qualified at the Royal Veterinary College in 1946 and, after a short period in general practice, went to Cornell University to do a PhD in equine anaesthesia, which was probably one of the first, if not the first, PhD in veterinary anaesthesia. On his return to the UK, he was one of the first clinical staff members appointed to the ‘new’ veterinary school at the University of Bristol, where he published work on ruminant anaesthesia. He was then appointed to the recently opened veterinary school at Oklahoma State University, where he developed his interests in anaesthesia. His important areas of research were in malignant hyperthermia in pigs, with its obvious comparative importance, and in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. He was the co-author, with Dr Lumb, of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, the fifth edition of which has recently been published. Professor Jones was a founder diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists and the first veterinary member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He was also a charter diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He maintained a close link with veterinary anaesthetists in Europe and was an honorary member of both the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists and the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. In 1986 he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons by election. From Oklahoma, he moved to Mississippi State University as a founder member of the academic staff. Wynn was a kind and generous person who was always ready to support younger members of the profession in developing their careers in their chosen areas. He was particularly helpful to British graduates who wished to work or study in the United States.