The Papers of Thomas Spencer Cobbold
TitleThe Papers of Thomas Spencer Cobbold
ReferenceMS0423
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1855-1910
Admin./ biographical historyThomas Spencer Cobbold was a Helminthologist and Botanist. He was appointed a Lecturer on Botany at St Mary’s Hospital, London in 1857 and at Middlesex Hospital in 1861. In June 1864 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. From 1865 he practiced medicine in London, specialising as a consultant in cases of suspected internal parasites. In 1868 he was appointed Swiney Lecturer on Geology at the British Museum. In 1873, he was appointed Professor of Botany and later Helminthology at the Royal Veterinary College. He was also a Fellow of the Linnean Society and was President of the Quekett Microscopical Club in 1880.
Cobbold’s publications include 'Entozoa: an Introduction to the Study of Helminthology, with Reference more Particularly to the Internal Parasites of Man' (1864), 'The Internal Parasites of our Domesticated Animals' (1873), 'Tapeworms': their Sources, Varieties and Treatment' (1866, 4th edn,1883) and 'Parasites of Meat and Prepared Flesh Food' (1884). Cobbold also contributed to various encyclopaedias as well as to the Journal and Transactions of the Linnean Society.
For more information on Cobbold's life and career, please visit his profile on the Cobbold Family History Trust: https://family-tree.cobboldfht.com/people/view/174
Cobbold’s publications include 'Entozoa: an Introduction to the Study of Helminthology, with Reference more Particularly to the Internal Parasites of Man' (1864), 'The Internal Parasites of our Domesticated Animals' (1873), 'Tapeworms': their Sources, Varieties and Treatment' (1866, 4th edn,1883) and 'Parasites of Meat and Prepared Flesh Food' (1884). Cobbold also contributed to various encyclopaedias as well as to the Journal and Transactions of the Linnean Society.
For more information on Cobbold's life and career, please visit his profile on the Cobbold Family History Trust: https://family-tree.cobboldfht.com/people/view/174
Scope and ContentThis collection contains the papers of Thomas Spencer Cobbold, relating to his work as a helmintholgist and physician. The collection has been arranged into four series: research papers and notebooks; correspondence; publications and papers relating to Cobbold's lectures and teaching activities.
Extent8 boxes
LanguageEnglish, French, German, Italian
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, in print or online, 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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NotesThis catalogue is under construction. Please contact the archives for further information.
Persons keyword Thomas Spencer Cobbold, 1828-1886, helminthologist and botanist, Prospero Sonsino, fl 1875-1885, parasitologist, Sir Patrick Manson, 1844-1922, physician, Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leukart, 1822-1898, zoologist, parasitologist, Joseph Bancroft, 1836-1894, surgeon, parasitologist, Edoardo Bellarmino Perroncito, 1847-1936, veterinarian, parasitologist, Tommaso Tommasi, fl 1873, physician, helminthologist
