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Francis L'Estrange (c. 1756 – 13 August 1836) was an Irish surgeon who served as President of the
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018. F. L'Estrange was born around 1756 at Auburn ( Boarstown), in
''History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c''
Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 326.
Francis L'Estrange (c. 1756 – 13 August 1836) was an Irish surgeon who served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 ...
(RCSI) in 1796.RCSI Presidents since its foundation in 1784.Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018. F. L'Estrange was born around 1756 at Auburn ( Boarstown), in
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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. He was the youngest of the four sons of a country gentleman.
Educated as a surgeon, L'Estrange began to practise on Chatham Street in Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
around 1778. In 1779, he was appointed Assistant-Surgeon to Mercer's Hospital
Mercer's Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Mercer) was a hospital in Dublin, Ireland. It was converted into a clinical centre and medical library for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1991.House of Industry A House of Industry was a charitable institution established in the 18th and 19th centuries various cities in the British Empire under the Poor Law to offer relief to the destitute. Originally, these institutions took the form of workhouses which wo ...
Hospitals, and was for many years Surgeon to the Marine School. L'Estrange engaged in surgical and obstetrical
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgic ...
practice. He delivered the future poet Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...
in Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
on 28 May 1779.
L'Estrange married a Miss Spiels; their son, Francis, a Fellow of the College, became a dentist.
L'Estrange was appointed Justice of the Peace for Westmeath at a time when surgeons rarely held such a position.
L'Estrange died at age 80, on 13 August 1836. Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886''History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c''
Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 326.
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Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Irish surgeons 1750s births 1836 deaths Physician-accoucheurs Year of birth uncertain {{med-bio-stub