James Pitcairn
Sir James Pitcairn (18 July 1776 – 12 January 1859) was a British physician, who became Director-General of the Medical Department for Ireland. He was Chief of the house of Pitcairn, twenty-second in descent. Life James Pitcairn was born on 18 July 1776, the eldest son of the Rev Robert Pitcairn, of Brasenose College, Oxford, Vicar of English Combe, Somerset, and Incumbent of Spring Chapel, London. He graduated MD at Edinburgh, and became house surgeon at St George's Hospital in London. He was gazetted as a Staff Surgeon on 30 August 1799, serving in Ireland, Egypt and Holland. He was knighted by Lord Normandy in 1837 for professional services. In 1847 Pitcairn was appointed Director-General of the Medical Department for Ireland, successor to George Renny. He held the post until 1852, when he retired with the rank of Inspector of Hospitals. Family Pitcairn married on 24 September 1803, at Cheshunt, Harriet, daughter of Charles Dalbiac and his second wife Ann Le Bas. Harriet ...
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Brasenose College
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mid-17th century and the new quadrangle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For 2020–21, Brasenose placed 4th in the Norrington Table (an unofficial measure of performance in undergraduate degree examinations). In a recent Oxford Barometer Survey, Brasenose's undergraduates registered 98% overall satisfaction. In recent years, around 80% of the UK undergraduate intake have been from state schools. Brasenose is home to one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, Brasenose College Boat Club. History Foundation The history of Brasenose College, Oxford stretches back to 1509, when the college was founded on the site of Brasenose Hall, a medieval academic hall whose name is first mentioned in 1279. Its name is believed to derive ...
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