Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002512 - Leigh, John (1819 - 1884)
Title:
Leigh, John (1819 - 1884)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002512
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-06-27
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Leigh, John (1819 - 1884), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Leigh, John
Date of Birth:
1819
Date of Death:
20 December 1884
Place of Death:
Cardiff
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS December 31st 1841
FRCS April 13th 1876
LSA 1842
JP for Glamorganshire
Details:
Received his professional training at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and practised at Llanfabon, Cardiff, where he was at first Medical Officer of Health. He was subsequently Surgeon to the Gelligaer Collieries, Medical Officer of part of the Gelligaer District of the Merthyr-Tydvil Union, Surgeon to Harris's Deep Naval Steam Coal Collieries, and Medical Referee to the Provincial Assurance Company. He was a Fellow of the Meteorological Society and a member of the British Medical Association. His death occurred at Llanfabon on December 20th, 1884.
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
Media Type:
Unknown
