Thomas Hingston MD (bap. 1799, died 1837) was an English

antiquarian An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifac ...

Life

Hingston, third son of Margaret and John Hingston, clerk in the custom house, was baptised at

St Ives, Cornwall St Ives ( kw, Porth Ia, meaning "Ia of Cornwall, St Ia's cove") is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commerci ...

, on 9 May 1799, and educated in his native town and at

Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. The college spans the River Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light s ...

, however, he did not take any degree. His medical studies commenced in the house of a general practitioner, whence in 1821 he removed to Edinburgh. In 1822 he won the medal offered by

George IV George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten y ...

to the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

for a Latin ode on the occasion of his visit to Scotland. The original poem is lost, but a translation made by his brother is preserved in ''The Poems of Francis Hingeston,'' 1857, pp. 129–31. In 1824 he was admitted to the degree of MD, after publishing an

inaugural dissertation A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

, ''De Morbo Comitiali,'' and in the same year he brought out a new edition of William Harvey's ''De Motu Cordis et Sanguinis,'' with additions and corrections. Hingston first practised as a physician at Penzance 1828–32, and afterwards removed to Truro. He contributed to the ''Transactions of the Geological Society of Cornwall'' a dissertation ''On the use of Iron among the Earlier Nations of Europe,'' iv. 113–34. To vol. iv. of Davies Gilbert's ''Parochial History of Cornwall'' he furnished ''A Memoir of William of Worcester,'' and an essay ''On the Etymology of Cornish Names.'' He died at Falmouth, whither he had removed for the benefit of the sea air, 13 July 1837.

References

;Attribution * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hingston, Thomas 1790s births 1837 deaths Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge English antiquarians