Blizard, Sir William (1743-1835)
TitleBlizard, Sir William (1743-1835)
ReferenceMS0170
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1785-1826
Admin./ biographical historySir William Blizard was a Surgeon. He was appointed Surgeon to the London Hospital in 1780 and in 1785 founded the London Hospital Medical School together with Dr MacLaurin. Blizard lectured at the Medical School on Anatomy, Physiology and Surgery. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1787, and was Master of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1814, and President in 1822.
For more information on Blizard's life and career, please see his profile on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-2658;jsessionid=B543DF3C14E3818AFA926798E3AD4309
For more information on Blizard's life and career, please see his profile on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-2658;jsessionid=B543DF3C14E3818AFA926798E3AD4309
Scope and ContentThe collection contains a volume of lecture notes and a file of letters and manuscript material.
Extent1 volume and 1 file
LanguageEnglish
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 reproductionThis 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. Access to some records may be restricted due to Data Protection legislation. We will advise where this is the case.
Related objects
Royal College of Surgeons of England, See Blizard letter - Accession Add Mss 436; See Russell, Raymond MS0174 - Notes for biography of William Blizard; Hunterian Museum collection, pathological memoranda - notes on case of Arsee aneurism. 275.h.2 (16).
Royal College of Surgeons of England, See Blizard letter - Accession Add Mss 436; See Russell, Raymond MS0174 - Notes for biography of William Blizard; Hunterian Museum collection, pathological memoranda - notes on case of Arsee aneurism. 275.h.2 (16).
Persons keyword Samuel Helbert Israel, fl 1802, surgeon
SubjectSurgery, Anatomy, Physiology
