Robert Harrison (surgeon)
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Robert Harrison (1793–23 April 1858) M.R.C.S. I., M.R.I.A. was an Irish surgeon and anatomist. He was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1848.[2][3][4]
Biography[edit]
Robert Harrison was born in Cumberland, England, in 1793 and was sent to study at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated with a degree in the arts. He was indentured to the surgeon Abraham Colles and commenced medical studies in the RCSI medical school.[5]
Career[edit]
In 1818, Harrison was elected a member of RCSI. In 1817, he was appointed Demonstrator in RCSI and was elected Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Trinity College Dublin in 1827. In 1824, he took the degree of M.B., and in 1837 that of M.D. He was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin in 1837.
He was a surgeon at Dr Steevens' Hospital and a consultant surgeon at Jervis Street Charitable Infirmary. Harrison was for many years one of the Honorary Secretaries to the Royal Dublin Society.[2]
Harrison published Surgical Anatomy of the Arteries in two volumes in 1824, and it was considered a significant textbook at the time, running five editions.[6][7] This was followed by another textbook, The Dublin Dissector Manual of Anatomy, later editions of which were published in London and New York.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dublin delineated in twenty-six views, etc. Dublin: G. Tyrrell, 1837. p. 49.
- ^ a b 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. pp. 399-400.
- ^ RCSI Presidents since its foundation in 1784. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Harrison, Robert | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Robert Harrison". www.whonamedit.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Robert (1833). The surgical anatomy of the arteries of the human body Vol 1. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Dublin: Hodges and Smith.
- ^ Harrison, Robert (1833). The surgical anatomy of the arteries of the human body Vol 2. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Dublin: Hodges and Smith.
- ^ Harrison, Robert (1827). The Dublin dissector manual of anatomy : comprising a concise description of the muscles, vessels, nerves, and viscera, also the relative anatomy of the different regions of the human body for the use of students in the dissecting rooms. Dublin: Hodges and McArthur.
External links[edit]
- Robert Harrison, Dictionary of Irish Biography, Royal Irish Academy
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