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E003372 - Wainewright, Benjamin (1853 - 1910)
Title:
Wainewright, Benjamin (1853 - 1910)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003372
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-01-16
Description:
Obituary for Wainewright, Benjamin (1853 - 1910), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Wainewright, Benjamin
Date of Birth:
1853
Date of Death:
29 August 1910
Place of Death:
Pontresina, Switzerland
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS June 14th 1883

FRCS June 14th 1883

MB CM Edin 1880
Details:
Studied and graduated at the University of Edinburgh, where he was House Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary and Demonstrator of Anatomy. Coming to London he took the MRCS and FRCS examinations together, and began practice as a consulting surgeon at 6 Harley Street. He was first appointed Assistant Surgeon to the West London Hospital with charge of the Aural Department. He was Assistant Surgeon to Charing Cross Hospital from 1888-1891, and to the Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital. He was a member of several societies and made an occasional contribution to medical journals. Possessed of private means, he early resigned hospital work and limited himself to ophthalmological private practice. He was an ardent mountaineer and a member of the Alpine Club. Latterly he resided at 104 Park Street, London, W, and frequently visited Pontresina. He was taken ill and died at Pontresina on August 29th, 1910, and was buried there.
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E003000-E003999/E003300-E003399
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Unknown