William Wellesley Campbell (18??-1962) was a
Guyanese physician who subsequently became a
Catholic
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monk at
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in
Trinidad and Tobago
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.
In London
Campbell qualified with an
MRCS and an
LRCP at
Kings College, London
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in 1903.
Whilst in London he worked as an anatomical demonstrator at Kings College and as a clinical assistant in the
Royal Eye Hospital. During this period he advised
Theophilus Scholes Theophilus Edward Samuel Scholes (pseudonym Bartholomew Smith) (c. 1858–c. 1940) was a Baptist missionary, medical doctor and political commentator.
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as regards the first volume of ''Glimpses of the Ages''.
Having been thanked by Scholes in the preface, the Introduction to Volume II cites an anonymous reviewer who suggested that Campbell should have advised Scholes not to publish the first volume. Having described this reviewer as a delinquent "converting the noble edifice of criticism into the wigwam of lampoonery", Scholes discussed the publication of further volumes with Campbell. After expressing some
ironic
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concern about the reviewers well-being, Scholes accepted Campbell's advice to continue, thanking him again in the preface.
References
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1962 deaths
Guyanese Christian monks