Temulji Bhicaji Nariman
Temulji Bhicaji Nariman | |
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Nariman in his freemason's robes | |
| Born | 3 September 1848 |
| Died | 1 August 1940 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Obstetrician and physician |
| Known for | Founding Bombay's Parsi Lying-in Hospital in 1887 |
| Medical career | |
| Awards | Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (1909) |
Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman RCSEd, also recorded as Tehmulji B. Nariman (3 September 1848 – 1 August 1940), was a obstetrician from Bombay (now Mumbai) who co-founded one of the city's first lying-in hospitals in 1887 and was knighted in 1914 for his work during the plague epidemic in India at the turn of the 19th century.
A graduate of Grant Medical College, he became its Dean and remained active in medical education. He headed the maternity hospital for twenty-one years, was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal in 1909 and became president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bombay.