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E003005 - Pronger, Charles Ernest ( - 1926)
Title:
Pronger, Charles Ernest ( - 1926)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003005
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-10-10
Description:
Obituary for Pronger, Charles Ernest ( - 1926), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Pronger, Charles Ernest
Date of Death:
2 April 1926
Place of Death:
Harrogate
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS January 27th 1876

FRCS June 11th 1891

LRCP January 27th 1876
Details:
Studied at St Thomas's Hospital, where he became Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy. He was in general practice at Barnstaple and was Surgeon to the Barnstaple and North Devon Infirmary. He moved to Harrogate in 1892 and practised as an ophthalmic surgeon; he was Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Harrogate Infirmary, to the Yorkshire Home for Chronic and Incurable Diseases, and to the Northern Police Orphanage. He originated the Eye Department at the Infirmary and raised funds for that purpose. In particular he studied small errors of refraction, holding that individuals with minor degrees of refraction suffered more eye-strain than those with grosser errors. He was one of the first in the country to emphasize the importance of their recognition and correction. He died at Litchdow, East Parade, Harrogate, on April 2nd, 1926, and was survived by his widow. Publications: "Slight Errors of Refraction." - *Lancet*, 1905, i, 1573.
Sources:
*Lancet*, 1926, i, 791

*Brit Med Jour*, 1926, i, 886
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/E003000-E003999/E003000-E003099
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