Bransby Blake Cooper FRS, (2 September 1792,

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– 18 August 1853, London) was an English Surgeon. Bransby was the son Dr Samuel Cooper, a Church of England clergyman and grandson of

Maria Susanna Bransby Maria Susanna Cooper (1737–1807) was an English novelist, children's author, and poet, notable for her epistolary novels. Personal life Maria Susanna was born 20 August 1737 in Shotesham, Norfolk, to James Bransby and Anna Maria Paston. She ma ...

, the author of several novels. At an early age he resolved to join the Royal Navy, signing on as a midshipman on HMS Stately in 1805. However, he suffered from

sea-sickness Motion sickness occurs due to a difference between actual and expected motion. Symptoms commonly include nausea, vomiting, cold sweat, headache, dizziness, tiredness, loss of appetite, and increased salivation. Complications may rarely include d ...

to such an extent he had to abandon any nautical career. He was influenced by his uncle, Astley Cooper to enter medicine.

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