Ambrose Dawson (1707–1794) was an English physician.
Life
The son of William Dawson of
Langcliff, Yorkshire, was born at
Settle, Yorkshire
Settle is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is served by Settle railway station located near the town centre, and Giggleswick railway station w ...
. After education at
Giggleswick School, he entered
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...
in 1724, and graduated M.B. 1730, M.D. 1735.
In 1737 Dawson was elected a fellow of the
Royal College of Physicians, was censor four times, and he delivered the
Harveian oration in 1744. He was elected physician to
St. George's Hospital
St George's Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Tooting, London. Founded in 1733, it is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals and one of the largest hospitals in Europe. It is run by the St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundatio ...
, 27 April 1745, and held the post for 15 years, living in
Grosvenor Street, London.
Dawson retired to his paternal estate of Langcliff Hall. Later he moved to Liverpool, and died there on 23 December 1794. He was buried at
Bolton in Craven.
Works
Dawson's Latin Harveian oration was printed in 1745. In 1778 he published ''Thoughts on the Hydrocephalus Internus'' and ''Observations on Hydatids in the Heads of Cattle'' (both London).
Notes
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1707 births
1794 deaths
18th-century English medical doctors