Person

Hoffbrand, B. I.

1934–2020

Tue 30 Jun 2020 10.46 BST Obituary: Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Barry was the son of Philip Hoffbrand, a bespoke tailor, and Minnie (nee Freedman). Both parents were from eastern Europe. He was educated at Bradford grammar school, where he showed talent as an artist, then studied medicine at Queen’s College, Oxford, where he was a member of the college cricket team. He qualified as a doctor from Oxford in 1958 ... After retirement from the Whittington in 1999, he became a governor of the hospital and, from 2009 to 2015, was founding chairman of the Whittington’s organ donation committee ... b.24 April 1934 d.24 April 2020