Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002266 - Horsfall, John (1840 - 1904)
Title:
Horsfall, John (1840 - 1904)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002266
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-04-25
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Horsfall, John (1840 - 1904), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Horsfall, John
Date of Birth:
1840
Date of Death:
31 May 1904
Place of Death:
Naples, Italy
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS May 22nd 1866
FRCS December 9th 1869
BA Oxon 1863
MA 1866
Details:
Son of Abraham Horsfall, of Leeds. He matriculated at University College, Oxford, in October, 1859, and took a pass degree. He was afterwards a student and House Surgeon at St Bartholomew's Hospital, in connection with which he published "Tetanus - a Case at St Bartholomew's" in the *Lancet* (1867, ii, 767). He then practised at Hilary House, Leeds, was Surgeon to the Leeds Dispensary from 1871-1882, Lecturer on Physiology at the Leeds School of Medicine from 1874-1882, and was also Hon Secretary and Registrar to the Medical School. In 1887 he was Surgeon to the Leeds Hospital for Women and Children, to the Leeds Fever Hospital, to the Convalescent Homes at Manwood and Coodridge, and at one time he was Assistant Surgeon to the 7th (West Riding) Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers, and in partnership with Sydney Rumboll, FRCS. Later he went to reside at Bournemouth, and practised at Naples during the winter season. He died at Naples on May 31st, 1904.
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/E002000-E002999/E002200-E002299
Media Type:
Unknown
