Fixott, Charles ( - 1864)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E001750 - Fixott, Charles ( - 1864)
Title
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Fixott, Charles ( - 1864)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E001750
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2011-12-14
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Fixott, Charles ( - 1864), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Fixott, Charles
Date of Death
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1864
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS May 7th 1802
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
Details
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Entered the Army as a Surgeon in 1805. At the time of his death he was Senior Surgeon of the Royal Jersey Militia and Medical Referee to several Insurance Societies. He practised at Vauxhall, Jersey, and died in 1864. According to Johnston's *Roll* a Charles Fixott was gazetted Assistant Surgeon of the 83rd Foot on December 1st, 1804, and was superseded on May 8th, 1806.
Fixott's method of operating for double hare-lip was well known and is illustrated in *The Doctor*, November 25th, 1835 (see *Scrap-Book*, I, 40, in College Library).
Sources
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Johnston's *R.A.M.C. Roll*, No. 2444
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/E001700-E001799
URL for File
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373933
Media Type
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Unknown