Jackson, Alexander Russell (1798 - 1855)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E002330 - Jackson, Alexander Russell (1798 - 1855)

Title
Jackson, Alexander Russell (1798 - 1855)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E002330

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2012-05-03

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Jackson, Alexander Russell (1798 - 1855), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Jackson, Alexander Russell

Date of Birth
6 August 1798

Place of Birth
Calcutta, India

Date of Death
28 July 1855

Place of Death
Warley, Essex

Occupation
General surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS April 16th 1819
 
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
 
MD Edin 1818

Details
Born in Calcutta on Aug 6th, 1798. He was educated at Edinburgh; after becoming MRCS in 1819 he was appointed Assistant Surgeon to the Bengal Army on April 15th, 1820. He was promoted on June 18th, 1831, to Surgeon, later to be Staff Surgeon (1st Class), Apothecary General and Superintendent of Vaccination. He was one of twenty-nine Indian Medical Service officers elected FRCS on August 26th, 1844. He retired from India and was appointed Depot Surgeon to the Hon East India Company Depots for Recruits at the Isle of Wight, at Chatham, and at Warley, Essex. He died at Warley Barracks on July 28th, 1855.

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/E002000-E002999/E002300-E002399

URL for File
374513

Media Type
Unknown