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
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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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William Crawford Gorgas
Born Mobile, Alabama. Worked in the medical department of the US army and specialised in yellow fever. Died in London from a stroke while on his way to West Africa.
1 memorial
Jean-Paul Marat
Physician, political theorist, scientist, radical journalist and politician from the French Revolution. Murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday.
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Medicine, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, France, Switzerland
1 memorial
1 memorial
T. E. Walsby
District Staff Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1915-1948. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
1 memorial
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mole man
N1, Mortimer Street, 121
Photos taken in early summer 2010. The plaque is unlikely to remain in situ as the house is in danger of collapsing, owing to Mr Lyttle’s...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
PP - 3Q - Ayres
EC1, Edward Street
This plaque plays an important part in the plot of the 2004 film Closer. A main character uses Ayres' story as a model for her invented ...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
London Borough of Haringey
Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood Green and Tottenham. 2007 - 10, Haringey Council ran its own historic plaques scheme to commemorate notable or famous lo...
18 memorials
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