Jane Grace Evans-Freke Cummins was an Irish doctor who served with the Royal Air Force Medical Services during the Second World War.
Occupation
physician
Born
May 10, 1899
Died
August 1, 1982
Overview
Jane Grace Evans-Freke Cummins (born 10 May 1899) was a doctor who served with the Royal Air Force Medical Services during the Second World War.
Early life and education
Cummins was born on 10 May 1899 in Cork to William Edward Ashley Cummins (1858–1923), Professor of Medicine at University College Cork (UCC), and Jane Constable Cummins (née Hall). They had five daughters and six sons. Geraldine Cummins was a playwright. Iris Cummins was an engineer. Mary Hearn was a gynaecologist and fellow of the RCPI. Two of her brothers also became doctors, and one, Nicholas Marshall Cummins, was involved in setting up the first blood transfusion service in Cork.
Cummins distinct name comes from her mother's grandmother, Jane Grace Evans-Freke who was born in 1775 and married Sir Fenton Aylmer, 7th Baronet Donodea Castle in 1795.
Medical career
Cummins began her study in UCC and graduating with degrees in Surgery, Medicine and Obstetric Arts by 1923. She went on to complete a Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology in 1928.
