Sir Henry Greenway Howse | |
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Born | 21 December 1841 Bath, England |
Died | 15 September 1914 (aged 72) Sevenoaks, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Guy's |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Known for | Antiseptic orthopaedic surgery |
Medical career | |
Profession | General Surgeon |
Institutions | London University, Guy's |
Awards | Hunterian Oration, Knighthood, Bradshaw Lecture |
Sir Henry Greenway Howse FRCS (21 December 1841 – 15 September 1914) [1] was an English surgeon, sometime President of the Royal College of Surgeons. [2]
Henry Greenway Howse was born in Lyncombe Hall, [3] Bath (England) to Henry Edward Howse and Isabella Howse (née Weald). [4] He entered an apprenticeship in Reading at age 18 before commencing training at Guy's Hospital at age 20. [1]
He had subsequent appointments at London University as a demonstrator in anatomy, before returning to Guy's as a member of staff as a surgery lecturer.
In 1881, he married a Miss Marshall, daughter of Thomas Lethbridge Marshall (a Unitarian minister at the New Gravel Pit Chapel); they subsequently had three daughters and one son.
His contributions include the development of new methods for preserving anatomical specimens for teaching (using a mixture of glycerine and arsenic), introducing histology (rather than just gross anatomy) as a part of the training for surgeons, propagating the antiseptic methods of Lister and knee surgery, although his surgical practice was very broad. He wasn't a prolific author, but did write entries for Heath's Dictionary of Practical Surgery [5] and as an Editor for Guy's Hospital Reports . [1]
For the Royal College of Surgeons he was Vice-president (1897–1900) then President (1901–1903). He was knighted in the 1902 Coronation Honours list, [6] receiving the accolade from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October that year. [7]
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