Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E003662 - Wright, William Kelson (1811 - 1894)
Title:
Wright, William Kelson (1811 - 1894)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003662
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-03-06
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Wright, William Kelson (1811 - 1894), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Wright, William Kelson
Date of Birth:
1811
Place of Birth:
Bristol
Date of Death:
15 August 1894
Place of Death:
London
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS April 3rd 1833
FRCS (by election) October 21st 1852
LSA 1832
Details:
Born at Bristol of a military family; studied at St Bartholomew's and University College Hospitals. He then went as Ship's Surgeon, and on one of his voyages saved the life of a sailor whose leg had been torn open by a large hook.
He next for thirty-five years practised at Brixton, and was so successful in practice that he was elected FRCS in 1852. He died, after a long and painful illness, at 9 Brixton Hill on August 15th, 1894, at the age of 84.
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/E003000-E003999/E003600-E003699
Media Type:
Unknown
