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Authorised form of nameMagrath; Sir; George (1775 - 1857)
Dates1775 - 1857
Place of birthCounty of Tyrone, Ireland
Date of birth1775
Date of death12 June 1857
ActivityEducation:
University of St Andrews MD(1922)
Career:
Admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 25 June 1822, and a Fellow, 9 July 1847.
Surgeon, Royal Navy. Knighted 16 September 1831 by William IV, whose physician he was. Flag medical officer to Lord Nelson during his command in the Mediterranean.
On being placed on half-pay, he settled as a physician at Plymouth.
Honours:
Kt 1831; KH 1834; CB 1850
Memberships:
FLS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election24/06/1819
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
Munks Roll
CodeNA3502
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1819/09Magrath, Sir George: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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