French, John Gay (1839 - 1885)
by
 
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E001911 - French, John Gay (1839 - 1885)

Title
French, John Gay (1839 - 1885)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E001911

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2012-01-25

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for French, John Gay (1839 - 1885), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
French, John Gay

Date of Birth
27 June 1839

Date of Death
28 July 1885

Place of Death
Ballingar, Galway

Occupation
General surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS July 15th 1859
 
FRCS June 9th 1870
 
MD Queen's University, Ireland, and MCh 1870
 
LKQCP Ireland 1860
 
LM 1869

Details
Born on June 27th, 1839, and was educated at Queen's College, Galway, Trinity College, Dublin, and the Ledwich School. He entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on October 1st, 1860, being promoted Surgeon on October 1st, 1872, and Surgeon Major on July 1st, 1873. He was Civil Surgeon at Rajeshaye, Bengal, and, for many years before his death, at Patna; he saw active service on the North-East Frontier in 1865-1866, being present at the recapture of Diwangiri (Medal with Clasp). He died on July 28th, 1885, at Ballingar, Galway. He was Editor of the *Indian Medical Gazette* in 1875-1876, and co-Editor of the *Indian Annals of Medical Science* from 1875-1877. Publications: "A Report on Cholera," published by order of the Government in the *Calcutta Gazette*, 1868. "On Strangulated Hernia - Operation." - *Ind Med Gaz*, 1866, I, 220. "Traumatic Aneurism and Ligature of Femoral Artery." - *Ibid.*, 1866, I, 335. "Action and Uses of Strychnia in Certain Diseases." - *Ibid.*, 1868, iii (not indexed). *Endemic Fever in Lower Bengal*, 1873.

Sources
Crawford's *History of the Indian Medical Service*. Ii, 459

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/E001000-E001999/E001900-E001999

URL for File
374094

Media Type
Unknown