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Born Wellington, March 15, 1933; died London, December 13, 2006; aged 73.
Professor Ian McDonald, one of the world's leading neurologists, made an unparalleled contribution to the understanding of multiple sclerosis and the management of people affected by it.
[Image omitted. See PDF] He was also a world authority on nervous system diseases that affect the eye.
At the time of his death he was Emeritus Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Institute of Neurology at University College in London. He was also Consultant Physician Emeritus at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square (London), one of the leading centres for academic and clinical neurology in the world.
Over his distinguished career Professor McDonald received a raft of international honours and in 2000 was given an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Otago, where he studied in the 1950s.
Though his career was played out on a world stage he always considered himself a New Zealander and visited regularly, most often while his elderly mother, who lived in Wellington then...