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HARE, Samuel (1783-1867)

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Born: 1783

Died: 1867

Postnominals: MRCS

Editorial Description

Edin 1809, FRCS 1852, proprietor and med attendant at Leeds' Retreat for the Insane; author of works on spinal curvature and inventor of the "pulmometer" for testing the breathing capacity of the chest; provided testimonials on phrenology for G. MACKENZIE and G. COMBE, 1836; attended and played a conspicuous part at the PHREN ASSN meeting, Newcastle 1838. (Plarr's Lives)

Editorial Information

Identifier	509.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	166
Printed page	161
Database ID	1526

Original Transcription

509. HARE, Samuel (1783-1867), MRCS Edin 1809, FRCS 1852, proprietor and med attendant at Leeds' Retreat for the Insane; author
of works on spinal curvature and inventor of the "pulmometer" for
testing the breathing capacity of the chest; provided testimonials on
phrenology for G. MACKENZIE and G. COMBE, 1836; attended and
played a conspicuous part at the PHREN ASSN meeting, Newcastle
1838. (Plarr's Lives)