Henry Rosborough Swanzy (1843 - 12 April 1913) was an Irish ophthalmic surgeon who was a former President of the

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and was influential in the merger of St Mark's Ophthalmic Hospital with the National Eye and Ear Infirmary to become

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. He was connected to the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin. Swanzy was born in 1843, the son of John Swanzy. He attended University of Dublin completing studies with a master's degree then took further studies in medicine at Trinity College. He also studied in Germany and thereafter worked for

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, a famous oculist. During the

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and Franco-German War, he served as a surgeon for the German army. In 1888, he gave a speech at the Bowman lecture which enhanced his reputation within the medical community. Thereafter, he wrote a well received article on the relation between eye symptoms with spinal cord and brain diseases. In 1906, he became the President of the Royal College of Surgeons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Swanzy, Henry Rosborough Irish ophthalmologists 1843 births 1913 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Place of birth missing Irish military doctors