F. R. G. Heaf

Professor F.R.G. Heaf (b.1895) was a British physician.

He was born in Desborough. He attended Cambridge University and St Thomas' Hospital as a medical student.
He followed a career in Public health and became a Professor at the University of Wales in 1949.
His lifelong interest was in tuberculosis and the test used in the UK for immunity to TB used is named for him.

References

B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7

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