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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Astley Paston Cooper
Commemorated ati
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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War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
1 memorial
Dr. John Snow
Pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist. Born North Street in York. The site given as the source for the picture of Snow is an excellent site.
6 memorials
Capt. William George Butcher
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1895-1938. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
R. Connon Robertson, LMSSA, LSA
District Surgeon in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1920-1931. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
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