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E000764 - Barnes, Christopher Hewetson (1801 - 1875)
Title:
Barnes, Christopher Hewetson (1801 - 1875)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000764
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2009-11-11
Description:
Obituary for Barnes, Christopher Hewetson (1801 - 1875), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Barnes, Christopher Hewetson
Date of Birth:
1801
Date of Death:
25 February 1875
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS October 1st 1824

FRCS October 21st 1852

LSA 1823
Details:
Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital as one of John Abernethy’s pupils. Among his contemporaries were F C Skey, Francis Kiernan, Thomas Wormald, and G L Roupell, the last named being one of his most intimate friends. After qualifying he joined the Hon East India Company’s Service and subsequently set up in practice at Notting Hill. Next he carried on a private lunatic asylum at Kensington House, and after retirement lived in Kensington until his death on Feb 25th, 1875. He was survived by four children; his youngest son, at the time of his death, was a medical student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Sources:
*Lancet*, 1875, i, 389
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000700-E000799
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