John Gilborne

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John Gilborne (fl. 1770/80s) was an Irish physician and poet. He lived in Vicar Street, off Thomas Street, in Dublin.

Gilborne's best known poetry is The Medical Review which was a source for Charles Cameron's biographical sketches in his history of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[1]

Selected works[edit]

  • The Medical Review, a poem; Being a panecyric on the faculty of Dublin; physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries, marching in procession to the temple of fame (1775)[2]
  • The Triumphant Return, a Poem; In Latin and English: Humbly Dedicated to His Excellency George Grenville Nugent Temple (1788)[3]
  • De regis convalescentia: On the king's recovery, an allegorical poem: in Latin and English. Alluding to the arms, crests, supporters, and mottos of the nobility of Great Britain and Ireland. (1789)[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886) History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 40.
  2. ^ The medical review. Trove. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ The triumphant return. Stanford Libraries. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ De regis convalescentia. Stanford Libraries. Retrieved 10 May 2018.