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Authorised form of nameDobson; Sir; Richard (c 1773 - 1847)
Datesc 1773 - 1847
Date of birthc. 1773
Date of death01 September 1847
OccupationSurgeon
ActivityHonours:
Kt 1831
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election04/06/1835
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
G C Cook, 'Richard Dobson Kt MRCS FRS (1773-1847) and the inferior status of naval medicine in the early nineteeth century: End of the Fleet physicians' in NR 2005 pp 35-43
Royal Society codeNA5998
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
EC/1835/25Dobson, Sir Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MS/426/241Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir R [Richard] Dobson18 December 1846
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