Pratt, William (1831 - 1882)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E002993 - Pratt, William (1831 - 1882)
Title
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Pratt, William (1831 - 1882)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E002993
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2012-10-10
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Pratt, William (1831 - 1882), 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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Pratt, William
Date of Birth
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1831
Date of Death
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6 May 1882
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS July 25th 1876
FRCS June 14th 1877
LRCP Lond 1865
LFPS Glasgow 1874
LM Lond 1874
MA Aberdeen
MD Liège (with highest honours) 1864
Doctor in Surgery and Midwifery Liège (with highest honours) 1865
Details
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Educated at Aberdeen, Montpellier, and Charing Cross Hospital, and at Liège, where he acted as House Surgeon and House Physician, after examination, in 1863 and 1864. For the greater part of his life he practised at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, where he was Medical Officer to the Newtown and Llanidloes Union, Surgeon to the Montgomeryshire Infirmary, the establishment of which he assisted by an Infirmary Saturday collection in the town. He lived for his profession, exhibited a versatility of talent, was an honourable friend, wise in counsel, a good scholar, and wide reader. He had been attending a severe case of pneumonia in a badly drained part of the town, when he himself was attacked by double pneumonia, and he died on May 6th, 1882, at the age of 51.
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/E002900-E002999
URL for File
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375176
Media Type
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Unknown