Sir Arthur Frederick Hurst, akaArthur Frederick HertzFRCP (23 July 1879 – 17 August 1944) was a British physician, and a cofounder of theBritish Society of Gastroenterology. The society's annual lecture is named for him.[1]
Arthur Frederick Hertz was born inBradford to Fanny Mary and William Martin Hertz, a merchant of German Jewish descent. Hertz changed the spelling of his surname to Hurst in 1916. He attendedBradford Grammar School andManchester Grammar School before graduating fromMagdalen College, Oxford in 1904. He joined the staff ofGuy's Hospital in 1906 and ran his own private practice before serving inWorld War I as a consulting physician stationed inSalonika. From 1916 to 1918, Hurst led the neurology department atNetley Hospital.Seale-Hayne College was repurposed as a military hospital that same year. Hurst moved there to help with treatment ofshell shock, working at Netley until 1919. After the war, Hurst relocated his private practice toWindsor and retired in 1939. Upon his retirement, Hurst became a consulting physician and served on Guy's Hospital board of governors. Hurst was knighted in 1937[2] six years after his older brotherGerald Berkeley Hurst. He died inBirmingham in 1944, aged 65.[3]
Hurst was married to New Zealander Cushla Harriette Riddiford from 2 October 1912 to his death on 17 August 1944. They had three children, a son and two daughters.[3]
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