Lonsdale, Edward F ( - 1857)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E002567 - Lonsdale, Edward F ( - 1857)
Title
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Lonsdale, Edward F ( - 1857)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E002567
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2012-07-04
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Lonsdale, Edward F ( - 1857), 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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Lonsdale, Edward F
Date of Death
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11 September 1857
Place of Death
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London
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS January 10th 1834
FRCS December 11th 1843, one of the original 300 Fellows
Details
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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
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*Lond and Prov Med Directory*, 1858, 865
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/E002000-E002999/E002500-E002599
URL for File
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374750
Media Type
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Unknown