Record

Authorised form of nameHewett; Sir; Prescott Gardner (1812 - 1891)
Dates1812 - 1891
Date of birth03 July 1812
Date of death19 June 1891
OccupationSurgeon
ActivityEducation:
Paris (studied medicine and art)
Career:
Curator of the Museum, St George' Hospital, London; Lecturer in Anatomy, St George's Hospital; Assistant Surgeon (1848), Surgeon (1861), St George's Hospital; Surgeon Extraordinary to Queen Victoria (1867); reitred (1875); Serjeant Surgeon (1884); painted watercolours in his retirement
Honours:
Bt 1883
Memberships:
MRCS (1836); FRCS (1843, President 1876); FRCSE
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election04/06/1874
RelationshipsMarried (13 September 1849) Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Rev Joseph Cowell
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA6436
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1874/09Hewett, Sir Prescott Gardner: certificate of election to the Royal Society
NLB/5/464Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons22 June 1891
NLB/8/738Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir James Paget, Fellow of the Royal Society15 December 1893
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView