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- 1814-1965 (Creation)
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Edmund Belfour was born in 1790. He became secretary to The Royal College of Surgeons of England at age 21, taking over from his father, Okey Belfour. Edmund Belfour held this post for fifty years, and died on in 1865 at his residence in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
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GB 0114 MS0236 1814-1965 Collection (fonds) 1 letter Belfour , Edmund , 1790-1865 , Secretary of the Royal College Surgeons of England
Edmund Belfour was born in 1790. He became secretary to The Royal College of Surgeons of England at age 21, taking over from his father, Okey Belfour. Edmund Belfour held this post for fifty years, and died on in 1865 at his residence in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Presented by Kenneth C McGriffie, Admiralty Registrar, in 1965.
Papers relating to Edmund Belfour, 1814-1965, comprising a photocopy of a receipt signed by Belfour, for the body of Martin Hogan, for dissection by the Royal College of Surgeons, London, 24 Jan 1814.
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No photocopying permitted.
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The original document is located at the Admiralty Registry, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, WC2.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Source: Cope, Zachary, The History of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1959.
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.
Sep 2008 Life cycle Scientific methods Death Dissection Biology Anatomy Belfour , Edmund , 1790-1865 , Secretary of the Royal College Surgeons of England
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Presented by Kenneth C McGriffie, Admiralty Registrar, in 1965.
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Papers relating to Edmund Belfour, 1814-1965, comprising a photocopy of a receipt signed by Belfour, for the body of Martin Hogan, for dissection by the Royal College of Surgeons, London, 24 Jan 1814.
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As outlined in Scope and Content.
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No photocopying permitted.
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- English
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- Latin
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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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- English