Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002621 - Magrath, Andrew Nicholson (1802 - 1860)
Title:
Magrath, Andrew Nicholson (1802 - 1860)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002621
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-07-11
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Magrath, Andrew Nicholson (1802 - 1860), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Magrath, Andrew Nicholson
Date of Birth:
21 April 1802
Date of Death:
27 December 1860
Place of Death:
London
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS October 19th 1821
FRCS February 10th 1853
Details:
Born on April 21st, 1802, and entered the Madras Army as Assistant Surgeon on May 10th, 1822. He was promoted Surgeon on May 30th, 1834, and Superintending Surgeon on January 31st, 1851. He served with the Mission to Persia in 1824 and was present at the capture of Kittur in December, 1824. In 1857 he was an Inspector-General of Hospitals, and following abolition of the Madras Medical Board, became Director-General of the Madras Service from December 29th, 1857, to January 27th, 1859. He resigned the service on July 11th, 1859, and died in London on December 27th, 1860.
Sources:
Crawford's *History of the Indian Medical Service*, 42
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/E002600-E002699
Media Type:
Unknown
