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{{Short description|British anatomist}}
Prof '''William Smith Greenfield''' [[FRSE]] FRCPE LLD (1846-1919) was a British anatomist. He was an expert on the [[anthrax]] virus.
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[[File:William Smith Greenfield. Photograph. Wellcome V0028710.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait. Credit: Wellcome Library]]
'''William Smith Greenfield''' [[FRSE]] FRCPE LLD (1846-1919) was a British anatomist. He was an expert on [[anthrax]].


==Life==
==Life==
[[File:7 Heriot Row, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|7 Heriot Row, Edinburgh]]
He was born in [[Salisbury, Wiltshire]] on 9 January 1846. He studied Medicine at the [[University of London]] graduating MB BS in 1872.
He was born in [[Salisbury, Wiltshire]] on 9 January 1846. He studied Medicine at the [[University of London]] graduating MB BS in 1872.
In 1878 he succeeded [[John Burdon-Sanderson]] as Professor of Pathology at the Brown Institute. In 1881 he went to [[Edinburgh]] to become Professor of Pathology and Clinical Medicine.
In 1878 he succeeded [[John Burdon-Sanderson]] as Professor of Pathology at the Brown Institute. In 1881 he went to [[Edinburgh]] to become Professor of Pathology and Clinical Medicine.


In 1884 he was living at 7 Heriot Row, a magnificient Georgian terraced townhouse in [[New Town, Edinburgh|Edinburgh's Second New Town]].<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1884-5</ref>
In 1884, he was living at 7 Heriot Row, a magnificent Georgian terraced townhouse in [[New Town, Edinburgh|Edinburgh's Second New Town]].<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1884-5</ref>


In 1886 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[William Turner (anatomist)|Sir William Turner]], [[James Cossar Ewart]], [[Robert Gray (ornithologist)|Robert Gray]] and [[Peter Guthrie Tait]].<ref>{{cite book|title=BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}}</ref>
In 1886, he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[William Turner (anatomist)|Sir William Turner]], [[James Cossar Ewart]], [[Robert Gray (ornithologist)|Robert Gray]] and [[Peter Guthrie Tait]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}}</ref>


In 1893, he gave the [[Bradshaw Lecture]] to the [[Royal College of Physicians]]. In 1893 he was also elected a member of the [[Harveian Society of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ww4e59xv|title= A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society|last=Watson Wemyss|first=Herbert Lindesay|publisher=T&A Constable, Edinburgh|year=1933|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Minute Books of the Harveian Society|url=http://archives.rcpe.ac.uk/calmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEP%2fHAR%2f1%2f1%2f1&pos=17|location= Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh}}</ref>
In 1893 he gave the [[Bradshaw Lecture]] to the [[Royal College of Physicians]].


He retired to [[Elie]] in [[Fife]] in 1912, being succeeded by Prof [[James Lorrain Smith]].<ref>Nature (magazine) vol 90, p.62</ref> He died in [[Juniper Green]] south of Edinburgh on 12 August 1919.
He retired to [[Elie]] in [[Fife]] in 1912, being succeeded by Prof [[James Lorrain Smith]].<ref>Nature (magazine) vol 90, p.62</ref> He died in [[Juniper Green]] south of Edinburgh on 12 August 1919.
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==Family==
==Family==


Deeply evangelical, one of his sons became a minister, and two of his daughters became Christian missionaries in India.
Deeply evangelical, one of his sons became a minister, and two of his daughters became Christian missionaries in India. Sons, [https://dac3uk.wordpress.com/t-c-greenfield/ Thomas Challen Greenfield] BSc, A.M.Inst CE, M. Inst W.E., Water Engineer; [[Godwin Greenfield]], a noted Neuropathologist founding the [[British Neuropathological Society]].

==Artistic Recognition==
[[File:William Smith Greenfield. Etching by W. Hole, 1884. Wellcome V0002390.jpg|thumb|1884 sketched portrait by W.B. Hole. Credit: Wellcome Library]]
His sketch portrait of 1884, by [[William Brassey Hole]], is held by the [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/search?object_types%5B29864%5D=29864&object_types%5B29875%5D=29875&periods%5B17%5D=17&periods%5B18%5D=18&periods%5B19%5D=19&page=12|title=Artworks &#124; Page 13 &#124; National Galleries of Scotland}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
*''Health Primers'' (1879)
*''Pathology'' (1886)
*''Pathology'' (1886)
*''Cirrhosis of the Liver in Cats'' (1888)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 21 January 2024

Portrait. Credit: Wellcome Library

William Smith Greenfield FRSE FRCPE LLD (1846-1919) was a British anatomist. He was an expert on anthrax.

Life[edit]

7 Heriot Row, Edinburgh

He was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire on 9 January 1846. He studied Medicine at the University of London graduating MB BS in 1872. In 1878 he succeeded John Burdon-Sanderson as Professor of Pathology at the Brown Institute. In 1881 he went to Edinburgh to become Professor of Pathology and Clinical Medicine.

In 1884, he was living at 7 Heriot Row, a magnificent Georgian terraced townhouse in Edinburgh's Second New Town.[1]

In 1886, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir William Turner, James Cossar Ewart, Robert Gray and Peter Guthrie Tait.[2]

In 1893, he gave the Bradshaw Lecture to the Royal College of Physicians. In 1893 he was also elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh.[3][4]

He retired to Elie in Fife in 1912, being succeeded by Prof James Lorrain Smith.[5] He died in Juniper Green south of Edinburgh on 12 August 1919.

Family[edit]

Deeply evangelical, one of his sons became a minister, and two of his daughters became Christian missionaries in India. Sons, Thomas Challen Greenfield BSc, A.M.Inst CE, M. Inst W.E., Water Engineer; Godwin Greenfield, a noted Neuropathologist founding the British Neuropathological Society.

Artistic Recognition[edit]

1884 sketched portrait by W.B. Hole. Credit: Wellcome Library

His sketch portrait of 1884, by William Brassey Hole, is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.[6]

Publications[edit]

  • Health Primers (1879)
  • Pathology (1886)
  • Cirrhosis of the Liver in Cats (1888)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1884-5
  2. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
  3. ^ Watson Wemyss, Herbert Lindesay (1933). A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society. T&A Constable, Edinburgh.
  4. ^ Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
  5. ^ Nature (magazine) vol 90, p.62
  6. ^ "Artworks | Page 13 | National Galleries of Scotland".