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SMITH, Richard (1772-1843)

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Born: 1772

Died: 1843

Editorial Description

senior surgeon Bristol Infirmary from 1796, and controller of the anatomical museum; compiler of the 14 vol Bristol Infirmary Biographical Memoir. (Bristol Med-Chirug J, 84 [1969]: 1-11)

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

1047.1 — 1047.1 "Phrenological Developments of the Late Poisoner at Bristol [Mrs. Burdock], to editor," LANCET, 30 May 1835: 276-7. (Neither advocating nor deriding phrenology, though confirming it.)

Editorial Information

Identifier	1047.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	310
Printed page	305
Database ID	2932

Original Transcription

1047. SMITH, Richard (1772-1843), senior surgeon Bristol Infirmary
from 1796, and controller of the anatomical museum; compiler of the
14 vol Bristol Infirmary Biographical Memoir. (Bristol Med-Chirug J,
84 [1969]:
1-11)