Surgeon and anatomist. Born Norfolk. Studied at St Thomas's. 1800 he was appointed surgeon to Guy's Hospital. Fellow of the Royal Society. Professor of comparative anatomy to the Royal College of Surgeons. Died at his surgical practice in Conduit Street, and is buried in the chapel of Guy's Hospital. In his will he endowed an essay competition at Guy's.
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Sir Astley Paston Cooper
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Keats House at Guy's - bust 4 - Astley Paston Cooper
Apologies for the lack of focus on this one - partly due to the carving being...
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Kenneth Smedley MacLean, FRCP
Emeritus Physician at Guy's. Lived in Woldingham. His obituary by the Royal College of Physicians gives much information about the man. Kenneth Smedley MacLean was born on 22 November 1914, the e...
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Capt. F. E. Bendix, MRCS, MRCP, LDS
Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1924-1944. Commander in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
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Dennis Gabor
Electronics engineer and humanist. Born as Dénes Gábor, in Budapest, Hungary. He worked in Germany for several years, but moved to England when Adolf Hitler came to power. he invented holography in...
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