Born Wisconsin, USA, moved to London in 1880 for business reasons. Pharmacist, founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation. His collection of books & artefacts relating to the history of medicine & pharmacy became, in 1913, the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in London.
What, we wonder, prompted Mr Wellcome to become a pharmacist and to collect items relating to bringing wellness to people? Could it be a case of nominative determinism?
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Henry Wellcome
English Heritage Sir Henry Wellcome, 1853 - 1936, pharmacist, founder of the...
Engineer and politician. Born Derby. He saw the potential of refrigeration and developed equipment that was used extensively both on land and on ships. Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1891 he fund...
Surgeon. Born Russell Claude Brock at 840 Old Kent Road, London. While working in America he developed an interest in thoracic surgery. He pioneered several new techniques, including open-heart sur...
Our colleague Andrew Behan provides the following: Born Addiscombe, Surrey, the daughter of John Thomas and Anne Crossthwaite. Her father was a General Merchant. She was baptised on the 24th Decemb...
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