Doratt, Sir John ( - 1863)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E001440 - Doratt, Sir John ( - 1863)
Title
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Doratt, Sir John ( - 1863)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E001440
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2011-10-05
2013-08-08
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Doratt, Sir John ( - 1863), 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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Doratt, Sir John
Date of Death
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1863
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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Knight Bachelor, 1838
Member of the Corporation of Surgeons March 19th 1795
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
MD Leyden 1805
Details
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John Doratt, a pupil of John Hunter, practised in Bruton Street, in Brussels, for many years in Paris, and then again in London. His address was for a long time in Pall Mall, and then, after various changes of residence, he settled at 4 St Martin's Place. He was twice an Embassy Physician, accompanying the first Earl of Durham to Russia in 1835-1837, and to Canada in 1838. He received the honour of knighthood at St James's Palace on February 14th, 1838. He died in 1863 or 1864.
There is a manuscript in the College (Stone Collection) written by Sir John Doratt which gives an account of an embalming "performed by Mr Home, myself acting as Assistant: the Body was an Earl of Moira, all under the immediate direction of Mr John Hunter". His name is spelt Dorat in the French manner in the *Medical Directory*.
Sources
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Shaw's *The Knights of England*, London, 1906, ii, 339
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/E001000-E001999/E001400-E001499
URL for File
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373623
Media Type
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Unknown