Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000404 - Heward, Sir Simon (1769 - 1846)
Title:
Heward, Sir Simon (1769 - 1846)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000404
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2007-10-18
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Heward, Sir Simon (1769 - 1846), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Heward, Sir Simon
Date of Birth:
1769
Date of Death:
14 April 1846
Place of Death:
Carlisle, UK
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
Knight Bachelor, June 5th 1837
Member of the Corporation of Surgeons, January 5th 1793
FRCS December 11th 1843, one of the original 300 Fellows.
Details:
Entered the Madras Army as Assistant Surgeon on Dec 31st, 1795. He saw service in the Fourth Mysore War in 1799, was present at the capture of Seringapatam, and received the Medal. He was promoted Surgeon on Oct 5th, 1803, appointed Garrison Surgeon of Fort St George on Dec 9th, 1814, was Superintending Surgeon from May 22nd, 1819, to June 17th, 1831, and acted in that capacity in the First Burma War, 1824-1825, again receiving a Medal. He was Chief of the Medical Staff in Ava, and for his various services received on June 5th, 1837, the honour of knighthood, then very rarely conferred on Medical Officers. He retired and lived at Carlisle until his death on April 14th, 1846.
Sources:
Crawford's *History of the Indian Medical Service*, ii, 39, 212, 412
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000400-E000499
Media Type:
Unknown
