Samuel Howard (1731–1811) was an English surgeon and
Fellow of the Royal Society.
Life
Howard qualified as surgeon, with diploma from Surgeons' Hall, after a year of training at
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 ...
. He was in practice in
Covent Garden
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, and was surgeon to the
London Lock Hospital. He became house surgeon to the
Middlesex Hospital in 1758.
Howard was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1771. In 1797 he became surgeon to the
Prince of Wales, on the death of Richard Grindall.
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1731 births
1811 deaths
English surgeons
Fellows of the Royal Society