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E002567 - Lonsdale, Edward F ( - 1857)
Title:
Lonsdale, Edward F ( - 1857)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002567
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-07-04
Description:
Obituary for Lonsdale, Edward F ( - 1857), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Lonsdale, Edward F
Date of Death:
11 September 1857
Place of Death:
London
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS January 10th 1834

FRCS December 11th 1843, one of the original 300 Fellows
Details:
Was Surgeon to the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bloomsbury Square, and to the Artists' Benevolent Fund. He was a thoroughly good surgeon, a most sincere and warm-hearted friend, and a strictly honourable and upright man, of high independent spirit. To the patients of the hospital he was extremely kind and attentive. He died suddenly of a ruptured aneurysm on the afternoon of September 11th, 1857, at his home in Montague Street, Russell Square. Publications:- Lonsdale published lectures in the *Lond Med Gaz* and papers in other medical journals, which evinced his ardent interest in his work. He also published:- *A Practical Treatise on Fractures*, 8vo, 60 woodcuts, London, 1838. *A Description of Three Instruments for the Treatment of Fractures of the Lower Jaw, Fractures of the Patella, and for Tying Uterine Polypi*, 4to, 8 plates, London, 1840. *Observations on the Treatment of Lateral Curvature of the Spine*, pointing out the advantages to be gained by placing the body in a position to produce lateral flexion of the vertebral column, combined with the after-application of firm mechanical support, 8vo, illustrated, London, 1847; 2nd ed, 1852.
Sources:
*Lond and Prov Med Directory*, 1858, 865
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002500-E002599
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