Thane (Sir George) Medical Biographies
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0103 MS ADD 76 |
Held at | : University College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll › |
Full title | : Thane (Sir George) Medical Biographies |
Date(s) | : 1930 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 folder |
Name of creator(s) | : Thane | Sir | George Dancer | 1850-1930 | Knight | Professor of Anatomy |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in Great Berkhamsted, 1850; entered University College London, 1867; Demonstrator at University College London; Professor of Anatomy, University College London, 1877-1919; married Jenny Klingberg of Stockholm, god-daughter of the famous soprano Jenny Lind, 1884; three children, but his only son died young; examiner in anatomy at many universities, and to the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons; a founder member of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and President, 1896-1897; knighted for his services to medical education in London and as inspector under the Vivi-Section Act (1876), 1919; Emeritus Professor of Anatomy, University College London; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; LLD, Edinburgh; ScD, Dublin; Fellow of the Zoological Society; a member of various scientific societies overseas; died, 1930. Publications: with others, edited and contributed to Quain's Anatomy (9th and 10th editions) and Ellis's Demonstrations of Anatomy (10th and 11th editions).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
University College London typescript medical biographies.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Finding aids:
Collection level description.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown.
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Date(s) of descriptions:
1999
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