Person Boyce; Sir; Rubert William (1863 - 1911); pathologist Boyce Rubert William Sir pathologist 1863 - 1911 British Male Osborne Terrace, Clapham Road, London, England 22 April 1863 18630422 Park Lodge, Croxteth Road, Liverpool, England 16/06/1911 19110616 Burial: Bebington cemetery, Wirral, Cheshire, England

pathologist and hygienist Tropical medicine Tropical diseases Hygiene Pathology Bacteriology Education: Rugby; Paris; University College, London Career: Appointed assistant professor of pathology at University College, London (1892) following periods of study under Victor Horsley (FRS 1886); appointed to the newly endowed George Holt chair of pathology in University College, Liverpool, then part of the Victoria University, Manchester (1894) where he organised a laboratory of scientific pathology on modern lines and established a school of hygiene; his department of pathology was installed in a building erected for the purpose (1898); appointed bacteriologist to the city of Liverpool (1898); secured funding from Sir Alfred Jones for founding of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (1899); organised a series of expeditions to the tropics to investigate diseases in their natural habitat (1901) which in its first six years sent seventeen expeditions; promoted the early success of Liverpool University (1902); went to New Orleans and British Honduras to study epidemics of yellow fever (1905); suffered a stroke (1906); visited the West Indies at the request of the government to report on yellow fever (1909); went to West Africa for the same purpose (1910); formed a bureau of yellow fever at Liverpool; died at home from an apoplectic seizure (1911). Honours: Kt 1906 Memberships: MRCP (1888) MRCS (1888) Fellow of University College, London Colonial Office's West African advisory board Royal commissions on sewage disposal and on tuberculosis. Parents: Robert Henry Boyce, originally of Carlow, Ireland, an engineer who was at one time principal surveyor of British diplomatic and consular buildings in China, and Louisa, daughter of Dr Neligan, a medical practitioner in Athlone, Ireland. Spouse: Kate Ethel (d. 1902), daughter of William Johnston, a Liverpool shipowner, of Woodslee, Bromborough, Cheshire; sister of Janes Halt, second wife of Sir William Abbott Herdman (FRS 1892) (1901). Boyce was particularly interested in the relationship between Britain and its colonies, reflected in his work at Liverpool. Through his influence a university fellowship was endowed for young medical graduates from the colonies. He was also instrumental in the founding of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Fellow 05/06/1902 39 Charles Scott Sherrington; Walter Holbrook Gaskell; Sidney Harris Cox Martin; Edward Albert Schafer; John Rose Bradford; Ernest Henry Starling Henry Charlton Bastian; Frederick William Pavy Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1911-1912 vol 84 pp iii-ix signed by C S S International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Boyce%2C+Rubert RCN 10323 22 Apr 1863 - 16 Jun 1911 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 13/03/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1218 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 13/03/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes fd11ef6d-8a18-4dad-a72a-8fef564d8adb