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William Birmingham Costello was born in Dublin in 1800. He was educated locally and moved to London as a consulting surgeon in c 1832. He became a medical superintendant of Wyke House Asylum, near Isleworth. He was a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London and a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He was the editor of the Cyclopedia of Surgery published in London, in twelve parts from 1841-1843. He was also the editor of Pinel's 'Lectures on Insanity', Medical Times, 1845. Costello spent the latter part of his life in Paris, where he died in 1867.
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GB 0114 MS0169 1779-1849 Collection (fonds) 1 box Costello , William Birmingham , 1800-1867 , surgeon
William Birmingham Costello was born in Dublin in 1800. He was educated locally and moved to London as a consulting surgeon in c 1832. He became a medical superintendant of Wyke House Asylum, near Isleworth. He was a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London and a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He was the editor of the Cyclopedia of Surgery published in London, in twelve parts from 1841-1843. He was also the editor of Pinel's 'Lectures on Insanity', Medical Times, 1845. Costello spent the latter part of his life in Paris, where he died in 1867.
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Papers of William Birmingham Costello, 1779-1849, comprising information mostly relating to his publication The cyclopedia of practical surgery, including an etymological and critical terminology; detailed descriptions of instruments and apparatus; a copius bibliography; and an historical view of the progress of the science to the present day: ... a complete digest, alphabetically distributed, of the doctrines and practice of surgery/ conducted by William B Costello; assisted by numerous distinguished writers; illustrated with numerous engravings and wood-cuts. Volume 1: ABD-DYS (Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper: London, 1841) containing correspondence, 1829-1849; drafts, proofs and publication details, 1837-1841; and personal notes and papers, 1779-1844.
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Source: Medical Directory 1849; and Dictionary of National Biography, Volume XII, 1887.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Papers of William Birmingham Costello, 1779-1849, comprising information mostly relating to his publication The cyclopedia of practical surgery, including an etymological and critical terminology; detailed descriptions of instruments and apparatus; a copius bibliography; and an historical view of the progress of the science to the present day: ... a complete digest, alphabetically distributed, of the doctrines and practice of surgery/ conducted by William B Costello; assisted by numerous distinguished writers; illustrated with numerous engravings and wood-cuts. Volume 1: ABD-DYS (Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper: London, 1841) containing correspondence, 1829-1849; drafts, proofs and publication details, 1837-1841; and personal notes and papers, 1779-1844.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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