Lowther, George (1808 - 1887)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E002574 - Lowther, George (1808 - 1887)

Title
Lowther, George (1808 - 1887)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E002574

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2012-07-04

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Lowther, George (1808 - 1887), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Lowther, George

Date of Birth
1808

Date of Death
7 September 1887

Place of Death
Hull

Occupation
General surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS April 27th 1830
 
FRCS October 18th 1877
 
LSA 1830

Details
Was chiefly educated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He practiced throughout his life at 3 Nelson Street, Hull (known latterly as Nelson Avenue), and was at one time Surgeon to the Police and Workhouse, and at a later date District Vaccinator. He died at Hull on September 7th, 1887. Publications: "On an Extraordinary *Lusus Naturœ*, with a Sketch." - *Veterinarian*, 1850. "On the Intestinal Discharges in Malignant Cholera." - *Lancet*, 1850, ii, 357. "On the Pathology, Causes, and Treatment of Cholera." - *Ibid*, 1849, ii, 503. "On a Complicated Injury to the Larynx and (Esophagus caused by the Horn of an Ox - Recovery." - *Ibid*, 1848 ii, 529. "On a Case of Stricture of the Œsophagus, with Disease of the Larynx." - *Assoc Med Jour*, 1853, 149. "On the Pathology of the Brain of an Idiot." - *Lancet*, 1839-40, ii, 269.

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/E002500-E002599

URL for File
374757

Media Type
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