Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000783 - Barton, Samuel (1790 - 1871)
Title:
Barton, Samuel (1790 - 1871)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E000783
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2009-11-25
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Barton, Samuel (1790 - 1871), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Barton, Samuel
Date of Birth:
1790
Date of Death:
16 April 1871
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS April 19th 1811
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
JP
Details:
Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital as a pupil of John Abernethy. Started practice in Manchester, living for many years in Moseley Street; in 1815, on the establishment of the Eye Hospital, he was appointed Surgeon, and on his retirement Consulting Surgeon. In a paper on the “Treatment of Accidental Cataract” he recommended excision of the eyeball to prevent ‘sympathetic’ inflammation from destroying the sound eye. He made an admirable collection of pictures and engravings, some of which were exhibited at the Art Treasures Exhibition in Manchester in 1857. He died at his house, Whalley Grange, on April 16th, 1871, leaving personal property sworn under £100,000.
Sources:
*Lancet*, 1871, i, 669
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/E000700-E000799
Media Type:
Unknown
