Skinner, George Robert (1825 - 1856)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E003502 - Skinner, George Robert (1825 - 1856)
Title
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Skinner, George Robert (1825 - 1856)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E003502
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2013-01-31
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Skinner, George Robert (1825 - 1856), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Skinner, George Robert
Date of Birth
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16 September 1825
Date of Death
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26 March 1856
Place of Death
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Bath
Occupation
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Military surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS January 22nd 1847
FRCS December 9th 1852
Details
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Born on September 16th, 1825, son of George Skinner, surgeon, of Walcot, Somerset. He joined the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on December 20th, 1852. In 1849-1850 he was student in human and comparative anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons, and his MS folio volume referring to work done as a student is in the Library. It forms part of the E C Hulme Volume, and bears the date 1850. (*See* HULME, EDWARD CHARLES.) Skinner appears to have chiefly employed himself in the dissection of a Malayan tapir. His early death took place at Bath on March 26th, 1856.
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/E003000-E003999/E003500-E003599
URL for File
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375685
Media Type
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Unknown