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Authorised form of nameColeman; Edward (1766 - 1839)
Dates1766 - 1839
Place of birthBurmarsh, near Dymchurch, Kent, England
Date of birth1766
Date of death14 July 1839
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
St James' Church, Hampstead Road, London
OccupationSurgeon
ActivityEducation:
Borough School of Medicine, London (1789)
Career:
Apprenticed to Dr Kite, Gravesend; lived with the family of Henry Cline (FRS 1807) whilst studying; won a prize from the Humane Society for his essay on resuscitation; started practice as surgeon, London (1791); Professor, London Veterinary College (1793)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/06/1831
RelationshipsSon of Edward Coleman and Sarah West; married Sarah Slack (1771-1833)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
Gudrun Richardson, 'A Norfolk Network within the Royal Society' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 27-39, plate
CodeNA3802
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1831/19Coleman, Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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