Early Life and Education
– Born in Stillington, County Durham
– Apprenticed to medical practitioners in York and Durham
– Studied under John Hunter in London
Career and Achievements
– Appointed Surgeon at Westminster Hospital for 47 years
– Studied art at the Royal Academy
– Discovered electrolysis with William Nicholson in 1800
– Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1804
– Served as Professor of Anatomy of the Society from 1808 to 1824
– Delivered the Hunterian oration and Croonian Lecture
– Knighted by King George IV in 1821
Involvement with the Royal College of Surgeons
– Became a member of the council in 1815
– Served as president of the College in 1828 and 1837
– Delivered the Hunterian oration twice, causing controversy
– Delivered the Croonian Lecture in 1804, 1805, and 1807
– Surgeon Extraordinary to King George IV from 1820 to 1830
Personal Life
– Married Martha Symmons in Alcester, Warwickshire in 1800
– Buried in Kensal Green Cemetery upon his death in 1840
References
– Bettany’s publication on Sir Anthony Carlisle
– Portrait of Sir Anthony Carlisle
– Royal Society Fellows list
– Cole’s article on Sir Anthony Carlisle
– Rupke’s article on Richard Owens Hunterian Lectures Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Carlisle
Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS, FRS (15 February 1768 in Stillington, County Durham, England – 2 November 1840 in London) was an English surgeon.
Sir Anthony Carlisle | |
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 Anthony Carlisle by Henry Bone (1827) | |
| Born | February 15, 1768 |
| Died | 2 November 1840 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
