Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002733 - Minter, John Moolenburgh (1816 - 1891)
Title:
Minter, John Moolenburgh (1816 - 1891)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002733
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-08-15
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Minter, John Moolenburgh (1816 - 1891), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Minter, John Moolenburgh
Date of Birth:
1816
Date of Death:
15 December 1891
Place of Death:
Plympton, Devon
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS August 25th 1837
FRCS January 8th 1857
LSA 1836
MD St Andrews 1862
Hon FKQCPI 1868
Details:
Studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, entered the Royal Navy in 1837, and saw active service as Assistant Surgeon in HMS *Implacable* on the coast of Syria in 1840. In the Burmese War (1851), for service in the field, he was mentioned in dispatches and received the public thanks of the Governor-General of India. In 1861 he was appointed to travel with the Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII, in Egypt, the Holy Land, etc, subsequently with the Prince and Princess, later Queen Alexandra, on the Continent. He also acted as Surgeon to the Royal Yacht. He was promoted in 1859 Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals at Malta; in 1872 Inspector-General of Hospitals at Plymouth. He was appointed Hon Physician to Queen Victoria and Hon. Surgeon to the Prince of Wales. He died at Mount Priory, Plympton, Devonshire, on December 15th, 1891.
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/E002700-E002799
Media Type:
Unknown
