| Authorised form of name | Gowers; Sir; William Richard (1845 - 1915) |
| Dates | 1845 - 1915 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 20 March 1845 |
| Place of death | Ladbrooke Square, London |
| Date of death | 04/05/1915 |
| Occupation | Physician; Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
Christ Church, Oxford; University College Hospital, London. MB (1869), MD (1870)
Career:
Staff, University College Hospital; Staff, National Hospital for Paralysed and Epileptic; studied diseases of the nervous system; wrote 'Diagnosis of diseases of the spinal cord' (1879) and 'Manual of diseases of the nervous system' (1886-1888); his health broke down due to pressure of work, but he recovered and returned to practice
Honours:
Kt 1897
Memberships:
MRCS (1867); FRCP (1879)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/06/1887 |
| Relationships | Son of William Gowers |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc Series B 1915-1917 vol 89 pp i-iii signed by D F |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/64787273 |
| Royal Society code | NA7132 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1887/08 | Gowers, Sir William Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/17/86 | Letter from WR Gowers to Michael Foster, Secretary, Royal Society | 13 July [1895] |
| IM/Maull/001726 | Gowers, Sir William Richard | nd |
| NLB/3/319 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 7 May 1889 |
| NLB/12/296 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 24 January 1896 |
| NLB/12/280 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 21 January 1896 |
| NLB/12/775 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Dr William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 1 May 1896 |
| NLB/15/668 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 15 November 1897 |
| NLB/20/692 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 19 June 1900 |
| NLB/22/253 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William [Richard] Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society, 50 Queen Anne Street, W. | 30 March 1901 |
| NLB/24/685 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 17 June 1902 |
| NLB/29/767 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 8 December 1904 |
| NLB/29/841 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 20 December 1904 |
| RR/13/177 | Referee's report by William Richard Gowers, on a paper 'An experimental research upon cerebro-cortical afferent and efferent tracts' by David Ferrier and W Aldren Turner | 15 June 1897 |
| NLB/16/53 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor T Clifford Allbutt, Fellow of the Royal Society | 21 January 1898 |
| NLB/12/285 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 22 January 1896 |
| NLB/31/10 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Sir William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 6 June 1905 |
| NLB/8/841 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr William Richard Gowers, Fellow of the Royal Society | 8 January 1894 |
| MC/11/69 | Letter from W R [William Richard] Gowers, 50 Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square, to Thomas H [Henry] Huxley, Secretary of the Royal Society | 6 June 1877 |
| MC/11 | Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1877-1879 |