Steinhauser, John Frederick (1814 - 1866)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E003749 - Steinhauser, John Frederick (1814 - 1866)
Title
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Steinhauser, John Frederick (1814 - 1866)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E003749
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2013-03-21
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Steinhauser, John Frederick (1814 - 1866), 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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Steinhauser, John Frederick
Date of Birth
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29 May 1814
Date of Death
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29 July 1866
Place of Death
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Berne
Occupation
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Military surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS May 7th 1838
FRCS February 18th 1860
Details
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Born on May 29th, 1814. He entered the Bombay Army as Assistant Surgeon on July 29th, 1845, was promoted to Surgeon on May 2nd, 1862, and to Surgeon Major on July 29th, 1865. He saw active service in the Second Sikh or Punjab War of 1848-1849, being present at the siege and capture of Multan, for which he received the Medal. He was then for long Civil Surgeon of Aden, where he was an old-standing friend of Sir Richard Burton, who dedicated to him one of the volumes of his translation of the *Arabian Nights* in recognition of his Arabic scholarship. He died at Berne on July 29th, 1866.
Sources
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The name is spelt STEINHUSER in the Fellows' Register
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/E003700-E003799
URL for File
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375932
Media Type
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Unknown