Person Crampton; Sir; Philip (1777 - 1858) Crampton Philip Sir 1777 - 1858 British Male Dublin, Ireland 07 June 1777 10 June 1858

Surgeon Zoology Education: Apprenticed to Solomon Richards, surgeon York Street (1791); College of Surgeons, Ireland (1798); Meath Hospital; MD (1800, Glasgow) Career: In the Army Medical Department; surgeon to the Meath Hospital (1798-1858); taught anatomy; member of the Court of Assistants (1801); surgeon to the Westmoreland Lock Hospital for Venereal Diseases (1806); Surgeon General to the Forces in Ireland (1813); Surgeon in Ordinary to the Queen; involved in the foundation of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, became President; discovered Musculus cramtonius - a tiny muscle in the eyes of birds which facilitates fine adjustments of avian vision Honours: Bt 1839 Memberships: FRCSI 1801 President 1811,1820, 1844, 1855 Son of Anne Verner and John Crampton, surgeon-dentist; married (1802) Selina Hamilton Cannon, daughter of an army officer; eldest son became British ambassador to Russia Fellow 16/04/1812 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Irish Inventors 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 7 Jun 1777 - 10 Jun 1858 NA3309 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/53408580 5cd9c84b-bdff-4284-85e5-345a9c656e17