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E001419 - Dick, Robert (1831 - 1913)
Title:
Dick, Robert (1831 - 1913)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E001419
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-09-28
Description:
Obituary for Dick, Robert (1831 - 1913), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Dick, Robert
Date of Birth:
1831
Date of Death:
14 October 1913
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS May 2nd 1854

FRCS June 13th 1867

MD Queen's University of Ireland 1861
Details:
The son of an extensive farmer at Ballymoney, Co Antrim. He studied at Queen's College, Belfast, and by taking scholarships was the most decorated student of his time. He had as contemporaries Professor James Cuming and Sir Robert Hart, Bart. He graduated in 1853 and took the MD with honours in 1861. He then entered the Honourable East India Company's service before it was merged in the Indian Medical Service. He took part in the Persian campaign, then passed through the Mutiny, and was later stationed at Poona. His health failing, Surgeon Major Dick retired on a pension in 1876, and lived for thirty-seven years at Garry Ballymoney until his death on October 14th, 1913. He was buried in the Old Church burial-ground. He was unmarried.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001400-E001499
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Unknown