Sylvester, John Henry (1830-1903)
TitleSylvester, John Henry (1830-1903)
ReferenceMS0136
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1852-1853
Admin./ biographical historyJohn Henry Sylvester was a Student of Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons from 1852 to 1853. He became the Deputy Surgeon General in India serving the Bombay Medical Service and participating in the Persian Campaign, the Indian Mutiny, and the Ambela Campain.
Scope and ContentThe volume contains manuscript notes on "Occupation during Studentship at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1852" by John Henry Sylvester. The volume contains diary style entries describing activities Sylvester was involved with at the College, including dissections, remounting specimens, listing and cataloguing specimens and their history, reading in the Library and noting hospital visits. Sylvester's work is countersigned by Frederic Carpenter Skey, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery from 1852.
Extent1 volume
LanguageEnglish
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Related objectsMS0033
Sylvester, John Henry - Diaries 1853-1867 and Memoirs compiled c1872-1875, of career in Bombay Medical Service, and service in Persian Campaign, Indian Mutiny and Ambela Campaign. See British Library, India Office Private Papers.
Sylvester, John Henry - Diaries 1853-1867 and Memoirs compiled c1872-1875, of career in Bombay Medical Service, and service in Persian Campaign, Indian Mutiny and Ambela Campaign. See British Library, India Office Private Papers.
Persons keyword John Henry Sylvester, 1830-1903, Deputy Surgeon General in India, Hunterian Museum Royal College of Surgeons of England, Frederic Carpenter Skey, 1798-1872, surgeon
SubjectMuseum collections, Student projects, Anatomy
