Papers of William Flower and Georgiana Flower
TitlePapers of William Flower and Georgiana Flower
ReferenceMS0012
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1845-1883
Creator Sir William Henry Flower, 1831-1899, Knight, zoologist, Jane Georgina Rosetta Flower, fl 1858-1899
Admin./ biographical historySir William Henry Flower was a Surgeon, and Curator and Conservator of the Hunterian Museum between 1861 to 1884. He was also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1857). He was Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology from 1870 to 1873, and for a second time between 1876 to 1884. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1864, served as a Member of the Council, was a Vice-President and was awarded a Royal Medal in 1882.
For more information on Flowers' life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=flower&te=ASSET
Jane Georgiana Rosetta Flower (née Smyth) was born in Bedford in 1835, and was the daughter of Admiral William Henry Smyth and Eliza Ann Smyth. In April 1858, she married William Henry Flower and they had seven children together.
For more information on Flowers' life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=flower&te=ASSET
Jane Georgiana Rosetta Flower (née Smyth) was born in Bedford in 1835, and was the daughter of Admiral William Henry Smyth and Eliza Ann Smyth. In April 1858, she married William Henry Flower and they had seven children together.
Scope and ContentThis collection contains the papers of Sir William Henry Flower, [1845-1883], comprising papers largely created and compiled as Curator of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, relating to preparations, salaries, collections etc. There are also papers relating to preparations of specimens. There are also sketches of the College building at Lincoln's Inn Fields by Lady Georgiana Flower (née Smyth).
Extent1 Volume; 1 box
LanguageEnglish
System of arrangementThe records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.
Conditions governing accessThis collection is available to everyone for research. It can be consulted in our Research Room at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. It is essential to book in advance so we can ensure material is available. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk to book a Research Room appointment.
Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.
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