Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000490 - Knipe, John Augustus (1778 - 1850)
Title:
Knipe, John Augustus (1778 - 1850)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000490
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2008-04-03
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Knipe, John Augustus (1778 - 1850), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Knipe, John Augustus
Date of Birth:
1 August 1778
Date of Death:
15 January 1850
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS April 5th 1805
FRCS December 11th 1843, one of the original 300 Fellows
Details:
Born on Aug 1st, 1778, and entered the service of the HEIC. He was appointed Regimental Mate to the 89th Foot on April 1st, 1797, and a month later, May 1st, became Assistant Surgeon to the same regiment. He was transferred to the 5th Dragoon Guards on Aug 10th, 1799, and was gazetted Surgeon to the 95th Foot on Oct 3rd, 1805, being again transferred to the 15th Dragoons on July 20th, 1809. On May 28th, 1812, he was put on the Staff. He was appointed Deputy Inspector of Hospitals (Brevet) on July 17th, 1817. He retired on half pay on April 25th, 1819, and on Oct 20th, 1826, was gazetted full Deputy Inspector of Hospitals. He had been present at the Battle of Copenhagen, when the forts were bombarded by the English fleet in 1807, and had served in the Peninsular War, in 1809. After his retirement Knipe apparently lived in London, his address in 1843 being the United Service Club. He died on Jan 15th, 1850.
Sources:
Johnston’s *RAMC Roll*, No. 1668
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
