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Caroline Matthews (doctor)
Caroline Twigge Matthews, MBChB (1877 –1927) was a British doctor and war correspondent, and was dubbed a 'war heroine'. She served in the Italian Red Cross in the 1908 Messina earthquake, and in military hospitals during the Balkans War and World War One, and was taken as a prisoner of war. She was awarded King Victor Emmanuel's Medal, the Italian Red Cross Medal, King Victor Emmanuel's Commemoration Medal and the Montenegrin Order of Danilo. When she died, the press said she was "The Florence Nightingale of the Balkans." Early life and education Caroline Twigge was born in 25 September 1877, to Liverpool parents, John Twigge (1848–1908) and his wife Caroline Sara Twigge, née Sargeant (born 1847), who lived in the Waterloo area of the city, and she was baptised on 26 June 1878. She had two brothers, John S. Twigge (born 1872) who was to become a curate at Waverton-cum-Dundraw, Cumbria before in 1896, being ordained in Carlisle Cathedral to serve in the parish of Raven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downe
Downe, formerly Down, () is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley but beyond the London urban sprawl. Downe is south west of Orpington and south east of Charing Cross. Downe lies on a hill, and much of the centre of the village is unchanged; the former village school now acts as the village hall. The word Downe originates from the Anglosaxon word ''dūn'', latterly ''down'', hence the South and North Downs. In April 1965, it (and the remaining part of Orpington Urban District Council), which was abolished, were transferred from the historic county of Kent and placed within the newly created London Borough of Bromley. Partial History Lord Simon de Manning, a former Lord of the Manor for Kevington, London, and holder of the land which now includes Downe, was a Grandson of Rudolph de Manning, Count Palatine, (who married Elgida, aunt to King Harold I, of England); he was the royal Standard Bearer to King Richard the Lionheart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundraw
Dundraw is a hamlet and a civil parish near Abbeytown, in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is in the North West of England and Cumbria County Council, based in Carlisle, is the local county council. The hamlet is approximately three-and-a-half miles east of Abbeytown, nine-and-a-quarter miles south-east of Silloth-on-Solway, three-and-a-quarter miles north-west of Wigton, and fourteen miles south-west of Carlisle. Etymology The first part of the name is Brittonic ''drum-'', which in etymological terms means "a ridge" (Welsh ''drum''). The second element is ''*draɣïn'', meaning "thorns" (Welsh ''draen''). Alternatively, the name may be derived from Gaelic equivalents of the aforementioned words. The loss of the final syllable is attributed to Old Norse speakers substituting the first element, which Middle English speakers 'translated' as ''dræġ'', meaning "a drag, a steep slope", omitting ''*–ïn'' as this was taken to be the Scandinavian suffixed definit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Littlejohn
Henry Harvey Littlejohn, FRCSEd, (7 October 1862 – 15 August 1927) (widely known as Harvey Littlejohn ) was a Scottish academic, forensic scientist and medical officer of health, who followed in the footsteps of his father, Henry Duncan Littlejohn, as Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at. the University of Edinburgh. This position also entailed acting as Police Surgeon to the City of Edinburgh and Advisor to the Crown. In this capacity he was called upon as an expert witness at high profile criminal cases. Early life and education He was born at 40 York Place, Edinburgh on 7 October 1862, the son of Sir Henry Littlejohn and his wife Isabella Jane Littlejohn (née Harvey). He went to school at the Edinburgh Academy where he played rugby for the school. From an early age he was encouraged by his father to pursue a career in Public Health. and after taking a Master of Arts (MA) degree, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh qualifying MB CM in 1886. He the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Russell (physician)
Dr William Russell FRCPE LLD, (22 April 1852 – 11 August 1940) was a Scottish pathologist and physician who became Professor of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He was the first to describe the cellular inclusion particles known as Russell bodies. He was an early supporter of medical education for women. Early life Russell was born on 22 April 1852 in Douglas, Isle of Man, the son of Isabella Ross Russell (née McPhail) and her husband, William Russell, a fishery officer, who were both originally from Caithness. When the family moved back to Caithness he went to school at Wick then to Thurso High School. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MD in 1875. He was awarded a gold medal for his thesis. He worked as house physician at the General Hospital, Wolverhampton and as honorary physician at the Carlisle Dispensary in 1882. He was appointed lecturer on pathology at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craig (botanist)
Dr William Craig FRSE FRCSE (28 March 1832 – 3 February 1922) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist. He was an expert on '' jaborandi'', an appetite suppressant.The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, by Timothy F. Allen His collections and studies were largely focussed upon Perthshire in central Scotland. Life He was born in Avondale, South Lanarkshire on 28 March 1832 the son of John Craig, a farmer at High Ploughland. He originally studied arts and divinity at the University of Glasgow, then in later life studied medicine and more pharmaceutical type subjects, graduating MB CM at the University of Edinburgh in 1868. He qualified as a doctor (MD) in 1870. He lectured on Materia Medica and Therapeutics at the Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women on Chambers Street, Edinburgh and at the Extra-Mural Medical School at Surgeon's Hall. In 1875 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John Hutton Balfour, Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diarmid Noel Paton
Diarmid Noël Paton, (19 March 1859 – 30 September 1928), known as Noël Paton, was a Scottish physician and academic. From 1906 to 1928, he was the Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Glasgow. Personal life and education Paton was born at 37 Drummond Place in Edinburgh's New Town, the son of Margaret (née Ferrier) and Joseph Noel Paton. His father worked as an artist. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated with a BSc in 1880, and MB, CM with first-class honours in 1882. In 1898 he married Agatha (Agate) Henrietta Balfour. They were parents to Donald Noel Paton and Olivia Campbell Paton. He died while walking along the banks of the River Tweed near his home at Stobo in the Scottish Borders on 30 September 1928. Career After a short period of study in Europe, Paton took up positions at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and later the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. He received a fellowship in 1883 to work in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson Turner (radiologist)
Dawson Fyers Duckworth Turner, FRSE, FRCPE (1857–1928) was a British pioneer of radiology and patron of the arts, who died of radiation related cancer. Early life He was born in Liverpool in 1857 the son of Rev Dawson Turner and attended Shrewsbury School in Shropshire. He then studied at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada where he graduated BA in 1884. Returning to Britain Turner studied at Edinburgh University where he graduated in Medicine (MB CM with honours) in 1888 and attained his MD 1890. He became MRCPE in 1890 and was elected fellow (FRCPE) in 1891. Early medical career After serving as resident physician in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh under Sir James Affleck he was appointed Lecturer in Physics at the Edinburgh Extramural School of Medicine at Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh. In addition he acted as clinical tutor in clinical medicine at the Extramural School at Surgeons' Hall. Radiology career When X-rays were discovered by Röntgen in 1895 Dawson T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ivison Macadam
Colonel William Ivison Macadam (27 January 1856 – 24 June 1902) Colonel Professor W. Ivison Macadam was a Scottish scientist, academic author and antiquarian. He was also Colonel of the 1st Lothian Volunteer Infantry Brigade and a leading Freemason. He was generally known by his middle name Ivison. On 24 June 1902, aged forty-six, he was shot and killed, along with a student, by a mentally disturbed gunman in his own laboratory at Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh. Contemporaneous description ''The Scotsman'' ran a contemporary view of him the day after his death: "Few men were more widely known in Edinburgh or more affectionately regarded than was Colonel Ivison Macadam. He was a man of varied interests. To scientific men he was known as a clever and highly qualified analytical chemist, an able and interesting lecturer on that subject, and a prominent and useful member of learned societies. Among Freemasons he was known as one of the most enthusiastic members of the craft, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh College Of Medicine For Women
The Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women was established by Elsie Inglis and her father John Inglis. Elsie Inglis went on to become a leader in the suffrage movement and found the Scottish Women's Hospital organisation in World War I, but when she jointly founded the College she was still a medical student. Her father, John Inglis, had been a senior civil servant in India, where he had championed the cause of education for women. On his return to Edinburgh he became a supporter of medical education for women and used his influence to help establish the college. The college was founded in 1889 at a time when women were not admitted to university medical schools in the UK. Origins The College was set up as a result of a dispute within the Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women. This had been established in 1886 by Sophia Jex-Blake, who was regarded by many of her students as a strict disciplinarian. When two students, Grace Cadell and her sister Martha, were dismissed in 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extramural Medical Education In Edinburgh
Extramural medical education in Edinburgh began over 200 years before the university medical faculty was founded in 1726 and extramural teaching continued thereafter for a further 200 years. Extramural is academic education which is conducted outside a university. In the early 16th century it was under the auspices of the Incorporation (later Royal College) of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and continued after the Faculty of Medicine was established by the University of Edinburgh in 1726. Throughout the late 18th and 19th centuries the demand for extramural medical teaching increased as Edinburgh's reputation as a centre for medical education grew. Instruction was carried out by individual teachers, by groups of teachers and, by the end of the 19th century, by private medical schools in the city. Together these comprised the Edinburgh Extramural School of Medicine. From 1896 many of the schools were incorporated into the Medical School of the Royal Colleges of Edinburgh under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboyne
Aboyne ( sco, Abyne, gd, Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and is home to the oldest 18 hole golf course on Royal Deeside. Aboyne Castle and the Loch of Aboyne are nearby. Aboyne has many businesses, including a supermarket (Co-op), one bank, several hairdressers, a butcher, a newsagent, an Indian restaurant and a post office. Originally, there was a railway station in the village, but it was closed on 18 June 1966. The station now contains some shops and the tunnel running under the village is now home to a firearms club. The market-day in Aboyne was known as ''Fèill Mhìcheil'' (Scottish Gaelic for "Michael's Fair"). History The name “Aboyne” is derived from “Oboyne”, first recorded in 1260, in turn derived from the Gaelic words “abh”, “bo”, and “fionn”, meaning “lace bywhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masson Hall
Masson Hall opened in 1897 as the first 'proper' hall of residence for women attending the University of Edinburgh. It was established by the Edinburgh Association for the Education of University Women (EAEUW) at 31 George Square. This site is now part of the University of Edinburgh Library. History In the 1890s, having successfully secured women's rights to receive instruction and graduate from the University of Edinburgh, the EAUW turned its attention to women's welfare while studying. Prior to the establishment of Masson Hall, there had been two other attempts to provide women from outside Edinburgh with accommodation, both named after Mary Crudelius who was the founder of EAEUW. The opening of Masson Hall followed a three-year period of fundraising and campaigning by Miss Houldsworth and Miss Louisa Stevenson who were active members of the EAEUW. Masson Hall was formally opened by Miss Balfour of Whittinghame on 24 November 1897. Among the distinguished guests was Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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