Kempthorne, John (1822 - 1884)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E002427 - Kempthorne, John (1822 - 1884)

Title
Kempthorne, John (1822 - 1884)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E002427

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2012-06-13

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Kempthorne, John (1822 - 1884), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Kempthorne, John

Date of Birth
1822

Date of Death
13 August 1884

Place of Death
Callington, Cornwall

Occupation
General surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS July 20th 1846
 
FRCS December 13th 1866
 
LSA 1846
 
LRCP Lond 1865

Details
Educated at University College and Hospital, London. He practised at Callington in Cornwall, and in 1858 was President of the Cornwall Branch, and in 1873-1874 of the South-Western Branch, of the British Medical Association. He was President of the Cornwall Medical Society, a Certifying Factory Surgeon, and at the time of his death Surgeon to the Callington Dispensary. He died at Callington on August 13th, 1884. Publications: "Case of Successful Ovariotomy." - *Lancet*, 1868, ii, 308. "Lithotomy and Lithotrity." - *Students' Jour and Hosp Gaz*, 1873, i, 31. "Diseases and Resection of the Elbow-joint." - *Ibid*, 95.

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/E002400-E002499

URL for File
374610

Media Type
Unknown