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Asset Name:
E003684 - Spence, John (1805 - 1878)
Title:
Spence, John (1805 - 1878)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003684
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-03-18
Description:
Obituary for Spence, John (1805 - 1878), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Spence, John
Date of Birth:
1805
Place of Birth:
Bedale, Yorkshire
Date of Death:
16 June 1878
Place of Death:
Bedale, Yorkshire
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS April 2nd 1828

FRCS (by election) May 9th 1861

LSA 1825

LRCS Edin 1828

LFPS Glasgow 1828

LRCP Edin, 1860
Details:
Born at Bedale, Yorkshire; after leaving the Manchester Grammar School he was educated at St George's Hospital, London, and in Paris. He began practice in Manchester, and in about 1853 returned to Bedale, where he became known for his skill, especially in the treatment of diseases of the eye. He was Medical Referee to the Royal Prudential and Scottish Equitable Assurance Companies. Besides being a cultivated man, Spence was a musician who for many years sang in the church choir. He engaged in questions of agriculture and the health of animals, writing in the local press. He died, after about six weeks of illness, on June 16th, 1878, and was buried in Bedale Churchyard.
Sources:
*Lancet*, 1878, ii, 67
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E003000-E003999/E003600-E003699
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Unknown