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'''Sir James Earle''' (1755–1817) was a celebrated [[Kingdom of Britain|British]] surgeon, renowned for his skill in [[lithotomy]]. |
'''Sir James Earle''' (1755–1817) was a celebrated [[Kingdom of Britain|British]] surgeon, renowned for his skill in [[lithotomy]]. |
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Earle was born in London. After studying medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he became the institution's assistant surgeon in 1770. Due to the temporary incapacity of one of the hospital's surgeons, Earle performed one-third of St. Bartholomew's operations between 1776 and 1784. At the end of this phenomenal feat, Earle was elected to be a surgeon on 22 May 1784 and remained until 1815. Just two years later, he was appointed surgeon-extraordinary to [[George III]]. |
Earle was born in London. After studying medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he became the institution's assistant surgeon in 1770. Due to the temporary incapacity of one of the hospital's surgeons, Earle performed one-third of St. Bartholomew's operations between 1776 and 1784. At the end of this phenomenal feat, Earle was elected to be a surgeon on 22 May 1784 and remained until 1815. Just two years later, he was appointed surgeon-extraordinary to [[George III]]. |
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In March, 1794 he was elected a [{fellow of the Royal Society]]. <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27earle%27%29| title= Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher = Royal Society | accessdate= 29 November 2010}} </ref> He was knighted in 1807. He married the daughter of [[Percivall Pott]], the hospital's senior surgeon, and their third son, [[Henry Earle]], also became a surgeon at St. Bartholomew's. |
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Earle write a memoir of Pott that was subsequently attached to his complete works (1790) and a biography of William Austin<!--do not link - not the right Austin-->. Earle was renowned for his surgery skills, particularly in [[lithotomy]]. He also published several medical works: ''A Treatise on the Hydrocele'' (1791, with additions in 1793, 1796, and 1805), ''Practical Observations on the Operation for Stone'' (1793), ''A New Method of Operation for Cataract'' (1801), and ''Letter on Fractures of the Lower Limbs'' (1807).<ref>Moore, Norman and Michael Bevan. "[http://bert.lib.indiana.edu:2378/view/article/8399 Sir James Earle]." ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]''. Oxford University Press (2004). Retrieved on 21 July 2007.</ref> |
Earle write a memoir of Pott that was subsequently attached to his complete works (1790) and a biography of William Austin<!--do not link - not the right Austin-->. Earle was renowned for his surgery skills, particularly in [[lithotomy]]. He also published several medical works: ''A Treatise on the Hydrocele'' (1791, with additions in 1793, 1796, and 1805), ''Practical Observations on the Operation for Stone'' (1793), ''A New Method of Operation for Cataract'' (1801), and ''Letter on Fractures of the Lower Limbs'' (1807).<ref>Moore, Norman and Michael Bevan. "[http://bert.lib.indiana.edu:2378/view/article/8399 Sir James Earle]." ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]''. Oxford University Press (2004). Retrieved on 21 July 2007.</ref> |
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Sir James Earle (1755–1817) was a celebrated British surgeon, renowned for his skill in lithotomy.
Earle was born in London. After studying medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he became the institution's assistant surgeon in 1770. Due to the temporary incapacity of one of the hospital's surgeons, Earle performed one-third of St. Bartholomew's operations between 1776 and 1784. At the end of this phenomenal feat, Earle was elected to be a surgeon on 22 May 1784 and remained until 1815. Just two years later, he was appointed surgeon-extraordinary to George III.
In March, 1794 he was elected a [{fellow of the Royal Society]]. [1] He was knighted in 1807. He married the daughter of Percivall Pott, the hospital's senior surgeon, and their third son, Henry Earle, also became a surgeon at St. Bartholomew's.
Earle write a memoir of Pott that was subsequently attached to his complete works (1790) and a biography of William Austin. Earle was renowned for his surgery skills, particularly in lithotomy. He also published several medical works: A Treatise on the Hydrocele (1791, with additions in 1793, 1796, and 1805), Practical Observations on the Operation for Stone (1793), A New Method of Operation for Cataract (1801), and Letter on Fractures of the Lower Limbs (1807).[2]
References
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ Moore, Norman and Michael Bevan. "Sir James Earle." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press (2004). Retrieved on 21 July 2007.
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