| Authorised form of name | Lawrence; Sir; William (1783 - 1867) |
| Dates | 1783 - 1867 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Date of birth | 16 July 1783 |
| Place of death | 18 Whitehall Place, London |
| Date of death | 05 July 1867 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Research field | Anatomy |
| Physiology |
| Surgery |
| Activity | Career:
Apprenticed to, and lived with, John Abernethy (FRS 1796) (for 5 years); Demonstrator of Anatomy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London; Assistant Surgeon, later Surgeon, St Bartholomew's Hospital (1824-1865); Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, College of Surgeons (1815); Surgeon Extraordinary, later Sergeant Surgeon, to the Queen; suffered an attack of apoplexy whilst descending the stairs at the College of Surgeons and died later at home
Honours:
Bt 1867
Memberships:
MRCP (President 1846 and 1855)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/11/1813 |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1836-1837 |
| Relationships | Son of a surgeon in Cirencester |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1867-1868 vol 16 pp xxv-xxx, signed by W S S
References:
William R Le Fanu, 'Sir Benjamin Brodie, FRS (1783-1862)' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 42-52
Notes:
William Thomas Brande has signed the certificate twice. BR says created baronet 1866 |
| Royal Society code | NA6599 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/002660 | Lawrence, Sir William | nd |
| AP/26/9 | Unpublished paper, 'Observations on the relation which exists between the respiratory organs of animals and the preservation of independent temperatures' by George Macilwain | May 1843 |
| RR/1/60 | Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'On the general and minute structure of the spleen in man and other animals' by William Julian Evans | [1837] |
| RR/1/88 | Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'On the reflex function of the medulla oblongata and spinalis, or the principle of tone in the muscular system' by Marshall Hall | 1 May 1837 |
| RR/1/189 | Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'On the anatomy and physiology of the vascular fringes in joints, and the sheaths of tendons' by George Rainey | 24 June 1846 |
| RR/1/237 | Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'Physiological inferences derived from human and comparative anatomy respecting the origins of the nerves, the cerebellum and the straited bodies' by J Swan | 5 July 1843 |
| RR/1/164 | Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'On the muscularity of the iris' by Professor Maunoir | [1843] |
| IM/Maull/002659 | Lawrence, Sir William | nd |
| EC/1813/10 | Lawrence, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| RR/1/141 | Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'Supplement to a paper “on the nervous ganglia of the uterus.”' by Robert Lee | 5 June 1846 |
| RR/1/148 | Referee's report by Richard Owen and William Lawrence, on a paper 'On the ganglia and nerves of the heart' by Robert Lee | 8 August 1847 |
| RR/1/149 | Referee's report by Richard Owen and William Lawrence, on a paper 'On the ganglia and nerves of the heart' by Robert Lee | 13 October 1848 |