A brief memoir of Sir William Blizard ... surgeon ... read before the Hunterian Society, October 7th, 1835, with additional particulars of his life and writings / by William Cooke.

  • Cooke William, 1785-1873.
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[1835]
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Credit: A brief memoir of Sir William Blizard ... surgeon ... read before the Hunterian Society, October 7th, 1835, with additional particulars of his life and writings / by William Cooke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Dui-ing this proti-acted period he filled all the important offices of the College as member of the Coimcil, of the Comt of Exa- miners, of the Boai-d of Cm-ators, and of the various committees of the College, of which he was twice President. In all these public duties his assiduity and zeal were ever con- spicuous, and, perhaps, never sm'passed. The members of the Council deeply impressed with the sense of these ser%aces, thus record then* homage to the memoiy of their highly valued colleague. And the same having been read and considered, Eesolved, That such report be approved and adopted, and that a copy be ti-ansmitted to Lady Blizajd, with the condolence of the mem- bers of this Council. It may not be out of place to mention that Sir William received the honour of knighthood in the year 1803 on the occasion of presenting an address to the King from the College of Surgeons. Sir William was partly the founder and continued for many years chairman of the Anatomical Society, which was instituted to advance the science of anatomy and to protect the interests of the teachers. When the real welfare of the student is duly regarded, it is perfectly just that the interest of the teacher, (provided no attempt at monopoly is contem- plated,) should be sustained. This society, which consisted of nearly all the eminent teachers of the day, perseveringly endeavoured to induce the legislature to afford further facilities for the study of anatomy in this country, though it must be acknowledged that these exertions were attended with little effect. But compared with the period when Sir William first studied anatomy, and was often under the
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