Smith, Henry

Title ^Ref: *1

Prof

First name(s) ^Ref: *1

Henry

Surname ^Ref: *1

Smith

Position(s) held at King's College London ^Ref: *1

• House Surgeon King's College Hospital 1846;
• Private Assistant to William Fergusson (1847-1849);
• Assistant Surgeon at King's College Hospital (1861-1871);
• Surgeon with care of outpatients (1871-1877);
• Surgeon at King's College Hospital (1877-1888);
• Professor of Principles & Practice of Surgery (1887-1887);
• Consulting Surgeon at King's College Hospital (1888-1894);
• Emeritus Professor of Principles & Practice of Surgery (1888-1894)

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended ^Ref: *2

• Croydon; Harrow (1834-1837);
• Apprenticed to General Practitioner In West End (1840);
• Matriculated Student King's College 1843

Qualifications ^Ref: *1

MRCS, FRCS

Position(s) held (non King's College London) ^{Refs: *1 *2}

• Surgeon to Westminster General Dispensary (1851)
• Resident Officer at Bloomsbury Dispensary (1846)
• General Practice (1847)

Professional activities

• Member of Medical Society Of London (1849)
• President of Medical Society Of London (1867)
• Corresponding Fellow Pathological Society Montreal

Publications

• Oration To The Medical Society 8vo London 1854
• " The Improvements In Modern Surgery; " On Stricture Of The Urethra" 8vo London 857.
• " Haemorrhoids & Prolapsus Of The Rectum: Their Treatment By The Application Of Nitric Acid" 8vo 1859;
• Essay On " Excision Of The Head Of The Femur" Lancet 1848;
• " The Excision Of The Knee-Joint" Med.Times 1855;
• " Successful Case Of Ligature Of The External Iliac & Superficial Femoral Arteries In The Same Subject" Ibid 1852

Personal details

Date of birth ^Ref: *1

1823

Place of birth ^Ref: *2

Parkhill, Croydon

Date of death ^Ref: *1

25th March 1894

Place of death ^Ref: *2

Horsell, Surrey

Family details

Son of William Smith, Solicitor in Hereford; married 3 times, 3 sons (2 of which became doctors)