Clapp, William (1814 - 1888)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E001175 - Clapp, William (1814 - 1888)
Title
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Clapp, William (1814 - 1888)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E001175
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2011-05-26
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
:
Obituary for Clapp, William (1814 - 1888), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
:
Clapp, William
Date of Birth
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1814
Date of Death
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27 May 1888
Place of Death
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Exeter, Devon, UK
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS August 30th 1839
FRCS December 16th 1847
LSA 1840
Details
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Educated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He was at one period Resident Surgeon on the Seamen's Hospital Ship *Dreadnought*, and then practised at Exeter, where he was in 1848 the first Surgeon-Apothecary (House Surgeon) to the Devon and Exeter Hospital. He petitioned soon after his appointment that he might be relieved of much of the book-keeping work to enable him to devote more time to professional work in the wards. He died at his residence, Southernhay Place, Exeter, on May 27th, 1888.
Sources
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Delpratt Harris's *Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital*, 1922, 125
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001100-E001199
URL for File
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373358
Media Type
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Unknown