Alan Menter
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Professor Alan Menter MD (born Doncaster
) is an English-born dermatologist, and former flyhalf rugby union
player for .
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, followed by medical school at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1968. He completed his dermatology
residency at Pretoria General Hospital at the University of Pretoria
. Menter's mother is from a Jewish-Irish family, and he is an observant Jew.
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
) is an English-born dermatologist, and former flyhalf rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for .
Rugby union
Menter played his first international game on the South African tour of France in 1968. The Springboks won both games. His provincial team was the Blue BullsBlue Bulls
The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by their Afrikaans name die Blou Bulle, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament...
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Personal life
Alan Menter attended Parktown Boys' High SchoolParktown Boys' High School
Parktown Boys' High School is a public high school for boys in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Parktown Boys' is well known for its emphasis on holistic education and in 2009 was rated as one of the top performing state schools in South Africa, and in the top ten schools in...
, followed by medical school at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1968. He completed his dermatology
Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
residency at Pretoria General Hospital at the University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...
. Menter's mother is from a Jewish-Irish family, and he is an observant Jew.
External links
- The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.