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- 1815-1816 (Creation)
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George Ray of Milton near Sittingbourne, was apprenticed to Mr Beckingsall of Sarum (Salisbury), before entering Guy's Hospital in 1815. He was granted his certificate in 1816 and also became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His last entry in the College membership lists is in 1853. During his career he was Medical Officer for Milton Union, and Union House.
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GB 0114 MS0227 1815-1816 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Ray , George , fl 1815-1853 , surgeon
George Ray of Milton near Sittingbourne, was apprenticed to Mr Beckingsall of Sarum (Salisbury), before entering Guy's Hospital in 1815. He was granted his certificate in 1816 and also became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His last entry in the College membership lists is in 1853. During his career he was Medical Officer for Milton Union, and Union House.
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Papers of George Ray, 1815-1816, comprising a volume of manuscript notes taken by Ray at the lectures of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, titled Lectures on Surgery, Delivered at the theatre of St Thomas's Hospital by AP Cooper, Esq in the years 1815-1816; and an undated newspaper cutting titled 'The Country Surgeon (A True Bill)' containing a poem about the life and work of a country surgeon.
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.
Papers of Sir Astley Cooper (MS0008); Lecture notes of Sir Astley Cooper's lectures taken by Thomas Egerton Bryant (MS0125), Thomas Appleby (MS0225), George Ramsey Rodd (MS0226), Richard Wilson Brown (MS0228), John Blackman (MS0230), and John Flint South (MS0232); Letters and testimonials to Alexander Henry Bartlett (MS0229); Draft paper by Cooper for publication (MS0231).
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Sep 2008 Literary forms and genres Poetry Teaching methods Lectures (teaching method) Therapy Medical treatment Pathology Diseases Medical sciences Surgery Literature Cooper , Sir , Astley Paston , 1768-1841 , 1st Baronet , surgeon Ray , George , fl 1815-1853 , surgeon St Thomas' Hospital , London
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Papers of George Ray, 1815-1816, comprising a volume of manuscript notes taken by Ray at the lectures of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, titled Lectures on Surgery, Delivered at the theatre of St Thomas's Hospital by AP Cooper, Esq in the years 1815-1816; and an undated newspaper cutting titled 'The Country Surgeon (A True Bill)' containing a poem about the life and work of a country surgeon.
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Papers of Sir Astley Cooper (MS0008); Lecture notes of Sir Astley Cooper's lectures taken by Thomas Egerton Bryant (MS0125), Thomas Appleby (MS0225), George Ramsey Rodd (MS0226), Richard Wilson Brown (MS0228), John Blackman (MS0230), and John Flint South (MS0232); Letters and testimonials to Alexander Henry Bartlett (MS0229); Draft paper by Cooper for publication (MS0231).
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.
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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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