Person Carpenter; William Benjamin (1813 - 1885); naturalist Carpenter William Benjamin naturalist 1813 - 1885 British Male Exeter, Devon, England 29 October 1813 London 10 or 19 November 1885 Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London

Bristol (1843)

Physician Medicine Natural history Education: University College, London; Middlesex Hospital; MD (1835, Edinburgh) Career: Lecturer in Medical jurisprudence, Bristol Medical College; Lecturer in Physiology, Bristol Medical School (1843); had a medical practice; Fullerian Lecturer, Royal Institution, London (after 1844); Lecturer in Physiology, London Hospital Medical Department; Professor of Forensic Medicine, University College, London; Registrar, London University (1856-1879); died of burns received when taking a bath lit by an improvised spirit lamp Memberships: MRCS; LSA Honours: CB 1879 Father of Philip Herbert Carpenter (FRS 1885) Royal Society roles: VP 1862-1863, 1867-1869 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1861 Fellow 01/02/1844 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1886 vol 41 pp ii-ix signed by E R L Notes: Boase gives death date as 10 November 1885 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 29 Oct 1813 - 19 Nov 1885 NA2869 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/5017040 d58828cd-a6fe-4bc0-87ac-f5ad2605f192