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E001911 - French, John Gay (1839 - 1885)
Title:
French, John Gay (1839 - 1885)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E001911
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-01-25
Description:
Obituary for French, John Gay (1839 - 1885), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
French, John Gay
Date of Birth:
27 June 1839
Date of Death:
28 July 1885
Place of Death:
Ballingar, Galway
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS July 15th 1859

FRCS June 9th 1870

MD Queen's University, Ireland, and MCh 1870

LKQCP Ireland 1860

LM 1869
Details:
Born on June 27th, 1839, and was educated at Queen's College, Galway, Trinity College, Dublin, and the Ledwich School. He entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on October 1st, 1860, being promoted Surgeon on October 1st, 1872, and Surgeon Major on July 1st, 1873. He was Civil Surgeon at Rajeshaye, Bengal, and, for many years before his death, at Patna; he saw active service on the North-East Frontier in 1865-1866, being present at the recapture of Diwangiri (Medal with Clasp). He died on July 28th, 1885, at Ballingar, Galway. He was Editor of the *Indian Medical Gazette* in 1875-1876, and co-Editor of the *Indian Annals of Medical Science* from 1875-1877. Publications: "A Report on Cholera," published by order of the Government in the *Calcutta Gazette*, 1868. "On Strangulated Hernia - Operation." - *Ind Med Gaz*, 1866, I, 220. "Traumatic Aneurism and Ligature of Femoral Artery." - *Ibid.*, 1866, I, 335. "Action and Uses of Strychnia in Certain Diseases." - *Ibid.*, 1868, iii (not indexed). *Endemic Fever in Lower Bengal*, 1873.
Sources:
Crawford's *History of the Indian Medical Service*. Ii, 459
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
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Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001900-E001999
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