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KNIGHTON, William (1776-1836)

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Born: 1776

Died: 1836

Title: Sir

Postnominals: MD

Editorial Description

Aberdeen, FRCS c1810; phys to George IV whilst Prince of Wales; keeper of the Privy purse to George IV and private secretary; assistant surgeon at Royal Navy Hosp, Plymouth; an early enthusiast of phrenology, he introduced the poet Byron to SPURZHEIM in 1814 for Byron's phrenological delineation. (DNB)

Editorial Information

Identifier	629.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	198
Printed page	193
Database ID	1843

Original Transcription

629. KNIGHTON, Sir William (1776-1836), MD Aberdeen, FRCS c1810;
phys to George IV whilst Prince of Wales; keeper of the Privy purse
to George IV and private secretary; assistant surgeon at Royal Navy
Hosp, Plymouth; an early enthusiast of phrenology, he introduced
the poet Byron to SPURZHEIM in 1814 for Byron's phrenological
delineation. (DNB)