Harkin, Alexander (1818 - 1894)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E002120 - Harkin, Alexander (1818 - 1894)
Title
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Harkin, Alexander (1818 - 1894)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E002120
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2012-03-29
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
:
Obituary for Harkin, Alexander (1818 - 1894), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
:
Harkin, Alexander
Date of Birth
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1818
Place of Birth
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Ballymoney, Ireland
Date of Death
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4 January 1894
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS June 26th 1840
FRCS March 9th 1882
MD King's College, Aberdeen, 1859
LAH Dublin
JP
Details
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Born at Ballymoney in 1818, and began to practise at Belfast in 1840. In 1864 he was appointed Medical Officer to the Belfast Constabulary, JP for Belfast and for Co Antrim, Surgeon to the Mater Infirmorum Hospital and to the General Dispensary. He also acted as President of the Ulster Medical Society and was a Membre Associé Étranger, Société française d'Hygiène. He died of old age on January 4th, 1894.
Publications:
Harkin published various articles on medical practice, including "Some Peculiar Views Concerning Cholera and its Treatment."
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/E002000-E002999/E002100-E002199
URL for File
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374303
Media Type
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Unknown