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John Burns (surgeon)
John Burns FRS MIF (13 November 1775 – 18 June 1850) was a Scottish surgeon.John Burns Glasgow University Life He was the eldest son of Elizabeth Stevenson and Rev. John Burns, who was the minister of the in . Burns became a visiting surgeon at and the proprietor of the Colleg ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burns B1775
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddle Steamship Orion
''Orion'' was a G & J Burns paddle steamer, built by Caird & Co in 1847, which struck a submerged rock and sank off Portpatrick Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, Scotland, on 18 June 1850 on her way from Liverpool to Glasgow, with the loss of 41 of the 200 passengers on board. The eminent surgeon John Burns (surgeon), John Burns was one of the passengers killed in the accident. Among the survivors were John McNeill, who would go on to reach the rank of Major General serving the British Army in India, also winning the Victoria Cross, and his brother Alexander, a future Independent Member of Parliament - though both their parents and two sister perished in the wreck. Some of the survivors were rescued by the Isle of Man vessel ''Fenella'', others by boats from Portpatrick. Her Sea captain, captain was found guilty of the "culpable bereavement of the lives of the passengers" and was imprisoned for 18 months. Her second mate was Penal transportation, transported. The incident was described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
