Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E003522 - Widmer, Christopher (1780 - 1858)
Title:
Widmer, Christopher (1780 - 1858)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003522
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-02-06
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Widmer, Christopher (1780 - 1858), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Widmer, Christopher
Date of Birth:
15 May 1780
Date of Death:
1858
Place of Death:
Toronto, Canada
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS March 4th 1803
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
Details:
Born on May 15th, 1780, was appointed Surgeon's Mate, unattached, in June, 1801, and was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 14th Dragoons on August 15th, 1805, promoted to Surgeon on October 24th, 1811, joined the Staff on November 5th, 1812, and retired on half pay on February 25th, 1817. His active service included the Peninsula (1808-1814) and the United States (1814). On retiring from the Army he started practice at Toronto, Canada, became one of the two principal practitioners, and died there in 1858.
Sources:
W B Geikie, *Canad Jour Med and Surg*, 1909, xxv, 283
Johnston's *RAMC Roll*, No 2519
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/E003000-E003999/E003500-E003599
Media Type:
Unknown
