Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002704 - Melles, James (1781 - 1846)
Title:
Melles, James (1781 - 1846)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002704
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-08-01
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Melles, James (1781 - 1846), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Melles, James
Date of Birth:
16 November 1781
Date of Death:
17 March 1846
Place of Death:
London
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS May 7th 1802
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
MA Marischal College Aberdeen 1799
MD 1806
FRCP Edin 1827
Details:
Born on November 16th, 1781, and served as Surgeon on Board HMS *Fame* (1804-1805). He entered the Bengal Army on September 18th, 1806, was promoted Surgeon on November 25th, 1818, and Superintending Surgeon on July 13th, 1837. He was one of the twenty-nine members of the IMS to be elected a Fellow on August 26th, 1844. He was a Member of the Medical Board of Bengal, and retired on April 1st, 1845. He then lived at Prospect Place, Maida Hill, London, W, and died on March 17th, 1846. [His name also appears as MELLIS.]
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/E002000-E002999/E002700-E002799
Media Type:
Unknown
