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William Harrison Cripps
William Harrison Cripps (born West Ilsley, Berkshire, 15 January 1850; died London, 8 November 1923) was a prominent British surgeon. He was particularly noted for his expertise on cancer of the rectum. Early life Cripps was the second son of Julia Lawrence and Henry William Cripps (1815-1899), QC, son of Joseph Cripps (1765-1847), a wealthy Cirencester banker and member of Parliament. Politician Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor (1852-1941) was a younger brother. Cripps had scarlet fever as a child and was educated at home by a tutor due to ill health. His mother's uncle Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1783-1867) was a prominent surgeon, and Cripps entered St Bartholomew's Hospital, where Lawrence had operated, for training about 1868–9. Cripps became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1872 and a Fellow in 1875. Surgical career Cripps spent most of his career at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He was at first House Surgeon to Thomas Smith, then an assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of William Harrison Cripps Wellcome M0009733
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. They represent some of the oldest forms of art in the Middle East and demonstrate that the prehistoric population took great care in burying their ancestors below their homes. The skulls denote some of the earliest sculptural examples of portraiture in the history of art The history of art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
