Ophthalmic surgeon and anatomist. Best known for his research using microscopes to study various human organs, though during his lifetime he pursued a successful career as an ophthalmologist.
Born Cheshire. Died at Joldwynds, his home in Holmbury St Mary, Surrey which he had commissioned in 1870 from Philip Webb. This house was demolished in 1930 and replaced with a modernist house.
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Sir William Bowman
Sir William Bowman, 1816 - 1892, ophthalmic surgeon and anatomist, lived here...
The hospital's founder was Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. This hospital provides women-centred services including the right of a woman to be treated by a female doctor.
Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1900-1945. Commander in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Physician specialising in a type of epilepsy. Born Yorkshire. Died at home at 3 Manchester Square.
Founding father of psychoanalysis. Born Morovia. In 1860 the family settled in Vienna where he studied, began his career and married. In 1875 he visited his half-brothers in Manchester, and again ...
The 'B' plaque is at the top right of the wall.
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