David Anthony Furniss

Former general practitioner Leeds (b Leeds 1927; q Leeds 1956), d 14 July 2002. David Furniss did his national service in the East Yorkshire Regiment. After preregistration jobs he set up in general practice, building up a full list in 15 years. He was a polymath with a profound knowledge of monasteries, ceramics—especially Wedgwood —numismatics, industrial archaeology, and tramcars, and he was the author of an eclectic list of papers about these interests. Urbane, quick witted, and waspish, he was also a local medical committee chairman, a trainer, and a radio doctor. He leaves a wife, Mary, and a son.