Person Fergusson; Sir; William (1808 - 1877) Fergusson William Sir 1808 - 1877 British Male Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland 20 March 1808 London 10 or 11 February 1877 Burial: West Linton, Peeblesshire

16 George Street, Hanover Square, London (1848)

Surgeon Career: Employed in a lawyer's office before studying medicine at Edinburgh; Demonstrator of Anatomy to Robert Knox; Surgeon, Edinburgh Royal Dispensary (1831); Surgeon, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (1836); moved to London (1840); Professor of Surgery, King's College, London (1840-1870); Surgeon, King's College Hospital, London (by 1848); Surgeon in ordinary to the Prince Consort (1849); Sergeant Surgeon to Queen Victoria (1867); improved the treatment of cleft palate (hare lip); he was also a carpenter, violinist and fly-fisher; wrote 'System of practical surgery' (1842); died of Bright's disease Honours: Bt 1866 Memberships: FRSE; FRCSE (1829); MRCS (1840); FRCS (1844) Fellow 09/06/1848 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Vanity Fair 17 December 1870 Notes: DNB and Boase give death date as 10 February 1877 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 1808 - 10 or 11 Feb 1877 NA7661 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/57394000 22e5f3b5-7e87-41e7-b4e0-f3e3d82ac07e