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David Davies (physician)
Sir David Davies (1792 - 1865) was a Welsh physician and physician to King William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Adelaide. The son of Robert and Eleanor Davies of Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, he was christened at Llanddewi Brefi church, 5 September 1792. Entering the medical profession whilst still quite a young man, he moved to London, and worked as an assistant to one of the physicians to Queen Adelaide. He was later appointed physician to King William IV and Adelaide. He was made a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1815, and was granted a Lambeth degree in Medicine in 1836. Davies was Knight bachelor, knighted in 1837, shortly after Queen Victoria had ascended the throne. He died in Lucca, Italy in 1865, and was buried in Biarritz, France. His sons were William Davies (cricketer, born 1825), William (a first-class cricketer) and Robert Henry Davies, Robert (a colonial official in British India). References 19th-century Welsh medical do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir David Davies (1792-1865)
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
