Joseph Carne-Ross

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Joseph Carne-Ross
Born1846
Madeira, Portugal
Died1911
SpouseKate Selwyn
Children4, including Stewart Buckle

Dr Joseph Carne-Ross MD FRCPE (1846-1911) was a Portuguese-born physician and science-fiction author. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, being awarded an MD in 1882 for his thesis entitled 'Observations upon the modes of treatment of pleurisy with effusion: with special reference to the therapeutic value of thoracentesis'. [1] He published a series of letters presenting the results of experiments using cinnamon to treat cancer, scarlet fever, measles and influenza in The Lancet medical journal in 1894. [2]

He was the author of the science-fiction novel Quintura: Its Singular People and Remarkable Customs, which presents a description of an island governed on classless but Eugenic lines by physicians, who also serve as the culture's police force, applying scientific advances in medicine to predict accurately when and where individuals are about to commit crimes. [3]

He married Kate Selwyn. They had three sons and one daughter, including Stewart Buckle Carne Ross, the Postmaster-General of Hong Kong. [4]

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References

  1. Joseph, Carne-Ross (1882). Observations upon the modes of treatment of pleurisy with effusion: with special reference to the therapeutic value of thoracentesis (Thesis). hdl:1842/24282.
  2. "75 – 'Health Invariably Improved': Dr Carne Ross' Cinnamon Cure". A History of Ancoats Dispensary in 100 Objects. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. "Authors : Carne-Ross, Joseph : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. "Joseph Carne Ross d. 1911: The genealogy of the Selwyn and related families". www.selwyn-family.me.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.