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...
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1912-1927. Commander in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1896-1941. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
From the Trust's website: "We want British society to become fairer, more inclusive and more harmonious. We believe that overcoming exclusion and increasing participation by promoting equality of b...
Reginald Herman Tribe was born on 26 May 1881 in Chatham, Kent, the eldest of the four children of Herman Thomas Bedingfield Tribe (1855-1894) and Alice Mary Tribe, née Holder (b. c1860). His birth...
Born Edinburgh. Specialised in medical treatment for the navy and in treating scurvy.Not to be confused with another Scots medical John Lind, born 20 years later.
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