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'''Sir Patrick William Eisdell Moore''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|Kt Bach|OBE|size=85%}} (1918 – 18 June 2015) was a New Zealand surgeon and medical researcher. He was a pioneer in [[cochlear implants]], and was the first person in the world to perform an eardrum transplant. He also served as a medical officer in World War II, was the only [[Pākehā]] in the [[Māori Battalion|28th Māori Battalion]]. His autobiography ''So Old So Quick'' was released in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Medical pioneer Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore aged 96, on getting So Old, So Quick|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2601537/medical-pioneer-sir-patrick-eisdell-moore|accessdate=20 June 2015|date=20 June 2015|work=Radio New Zealand}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Death Notice: Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=patrick-william-eisdell-moore&pid=175112894&fhid=12541|accessdate=20 June 2015|date=20 June 2015|work=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>
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'''Sir Patrick William Eisdell Moore''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|OBE|size=85%}} (17 March 1918 – 18 June 2015) was a New Zealand surgeon and medical researcher. He was a pioneer in [[cochlear implants]], and was the first person in the world to perform an eardrum transplant. He also served as a medical officer in World War II, and was the only [[Pākehā]] in the [[Māori Battalion|28th Māori Battalion]]. His autobiography ''So Old So Quick'' was released in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Medical pioneer Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore aged 96, on getting So Old, So Quick|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2601537/medical-pioneer-sir-patrick-eisdell-moore|accessdate=20 June 2015|date=20 June 2015|work=Radio New Zealand}}</ref><ref name="Death notice">{{cite news|title=Death Notice: Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=patrick-william-eisdell-moore&pid=175112894&fhid=12541|accessdate=20 June 2015|date=20 June 2015|work=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>

Moore was born in [[Bristol]], England on 17 March 1918,<ref name="Whos who">{{cite journal |editor-last=Taylor |editor-first=Alister |title=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001 |journal=New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa |year=2001 |publisher=Alister Taylor Publishers |location=Auckland |issn=1172-9813}}</ref> the son of Alice Moore (née Lofthouse) and her husband, New Zealand surgeon Arthur Eisdell Moore.<ref name="Castle bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.castlepublishing.co.nz/sooldsoquick.html |title=So Old So Quick – Sir Patrick Eisdell moore |date= |website= |publisher=Castle Publishing |accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19170725.2.99 | title=New Zealanders abroad | date=25 July 1917| work=Auckland Star | accessdate=20 June 2015 | page=6}}</ref> He was educated at [[Auckland Grammar School]],<ref name="Castle bio"/> and then studied medicine at the [[University of Otago]], from where he graduated [[MB ChB]] in 1943.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/university17.html |title=NZ university graduates 1870––1961: Me–Mo |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref> On 21 December 1942, he married Beth Beedie in [[Dannevirke]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19421231.2.52 | title=Dannevirke wedding | date=31 December 1942 | work=New Zealand Herald | accessdate=12 August 2017 | page=5}}</ref>

In the [[1982 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1982 New Year Honours]], Moore was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]], for services to [[otolaryngology]] and the community,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=48839 |date=31 December 1981 |page=40 |supp=3}}</ref> and he was made a [[Knight Bachelor]], for services to otolaryngology, in the [[1992 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1992 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52768 |date=31 December 1991 |page=29 |supp=2}}</ref>

Moore died in [[Auckland]] on 18 June 2015.<ref name="Death notice"/> His wife, Beth, Lady Moore, died on 7 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=beth-eisdell-moore&pid=186317028 | title=Death notice: Beth Eisdell Moore | date=9 August 2017 | work=New Zealand Herald | accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref>


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Sir Patrick Moore
Born(1918-03-17)17 March 1918
Bristol, England
Died18 June 2015(2015-06-18) (aged 97)
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Spouse
Beth Beedie
(m. 1942)
Scientific career
FieldsOtolaryngology

Sir Patrick William Eisdell Moore OBE (17 March 1918 – 18 June 2015) was a New Zealand surgeon and medical researcher. He was a pioneer in cochlear implants, and was the first person in the world to perform an eardrum transplant. He also served as a medical officer in World War II, and was the only Pākehā in the 28th Māori Battalion. His autobiography So Old So Quick was released in 2004.[1][2]

Moore was born in Bristol, England on 17 March 1918,[3] the son of Alice Moore (née Lofthouse) and her husband, New Zealand surgeon Arthur Eisdell Moore.[4][5] He was educated at Auckland Grammar School,[4] and then studied medicine at the University of Otago, from where he graduated MB ChB in 1943.[6] On 21 December 1942, he married Beth Beedie in Dannevirke.[7]

In the 1982 New Year Honours, Moore was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to otolaryngology and the community,[8] and he was made a Knight Bachelor, for services to otolaryngology, in the 1992 New Year Honours.[9]

Moore died in Auckland on 18 June 2015.[2] His wife, Beth, Lady Moore, died on 7 August 2017.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Medical pioneer Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore aged 96, on getting So Old, So Quick". Radio New Zealand. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Death Notice: Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore". New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). "New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001". New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.
  4. ^ a b "So Old So Quick – Sir Patrick Eisdell moore". Castle Publishing. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ^ "New Zealanders abroad". Auckland Star. 25 July 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ^ "NZ university graduates 1870––1961: Me–Mo". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Dannevirke wedding". New Zealand Herald. 31 December 1942. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. ^ "No. 48839". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1981. p. 40.
  9. ^ "No. 52768". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1991. p. 29.
  10. ^ "Death notice: Beth Eisdell Moore". New Zealand Herald. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.