Person Gowers; Sir; William Richard (1845 - 1915) Gowers William Richard Sir 1845 - 1915 British Male London, England 20 March 1845 Ladbrooke Square, London 04/05/1915 19150504

50 Queen Anne Street, W, London (1886)

Physician; Surgeon 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) Son of William Gowers Fellow 09/06/1887 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1915-1917 vol 89 pp i-iii signed by D F 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 20 Mar 1845 - 4 May 1915 NA7132 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/64787273 eb2fcb38-5511-44a1-9f7b-8a9abbe4d0f5