Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E001301 - Cowen, Henry Lionel (1817 - 1886)
Title:
Cowen, Henry Lionel (1817 - 1886)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E001301
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Cowen, Henry Lionel (1817 - 1886), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Cowen, Henry Lionel
Date of Birth:
24 January 1817
Date of Death:
24 January 1886
Place of Death:
London, UK
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS August 30th 1839
FRCS November 10th 1859
LSA 1839
Details:
Born on January 24th, 1817. He joined the Army on June 17th, 1842, as Staff Assistant Surgeon and was promoted Staff Surgeon (2nd Class) on May 5th, 1854. He was gazetted to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment on February 26th, 1856, being promoted Surgeon Major to the same on June 17th, 1862. He joined the Staff on February 1st, 1868, and was given the rank of Deputy Inspector-General (AMS) on the same date. He retired on half pay with the honorary rank of Surgeon General on January 24th, 1877. The Army Medical Department dates from March 1st, 1873. He died in London on January 24th, 1886.
Sources:
Johnston's *RAMC Roll*, No. 4710
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/E001000-E001999/E001300-E001399
Media Type:
Unknown
