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Prof '''William Smith Greenfield''' [[FRSE]] FRCPE LLD (1846-1919) was a British anatomist. He was an expert on the [[anthrax]] virus. |
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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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. |
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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 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> |
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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> |
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In 1893 he gave the [[Bradshaw Lecture]] to the [[Royal College of Physicians]]. |
In 1893, he gave the [[Bradshaw Lecture]] to the [[Royal College of Physicians]]. |
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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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Prof. William Smith Greenfield FRSE FRCPE LLD (1846-1919) was a British anatomist. He was an expert on the anthrax virus.
Life
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.
He retired to Elie in Fife in 1912, being succeeded by Prof James Lorrain Smith.[3] He died in Juniper Green south of Edinburgh on 12 August 1919.
Family
Deeply evangelical, one of his sons became a minister, and two of his daughters became Christian missionaries in India.
Artistic Recognition
His sketch portrait of 1884, by William Brassey Hole, is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.[4]
Publications
- Health Primers (1879)
- Pathology (1886)
- Cirrhosis of the Liver in Cats (1888)
References
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1884-5
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nature (magazine) vol 90, p.62
- ^ 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
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