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104: 1703: 1733: 1743: 243: 22: 1723: 1713: 123:, in 1851, he was appointed senior physician, a post which he held until elected president of the College of Physicians in 1867, when the governors unanimously elected him consulting physician. He was treasurer of the college from 1854 to 1867, and took much interest in its administration, priding himself greatly on unearthing the original charter granted by 208: 304: 907: 886: 868: 176:
when the latter was seized by an illness in Italy, and the two travelled homeward together. Alderson had some entertaining reminiscences of the journey, which he was accustomed to relate with great zest.
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He published in 1847 a work on ‘Diseases of the Stomach and Alimentary Canal,’ in which was embodied the result of his extensive experience in a most important class of diseases.
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He was an omnivorous reader, and a shrewd observer of men and things, from whom the world of readers might reasonably have expected instruction and amusement. He opportunely met
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On the death of his father he succeeded to a large and lucrative practice in Hull and the neighbouring parts of Lincolnshire and the
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Robert Harrison rev. Michael Bevan, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed 9 December 2013
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and contributed occasional papers to their ‘Transactions,’ and to the ‘Transactions’ of the
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in 1852 and 1853, and, what is unusual, was twice appointed to deliver the
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in 1854 and 1867. In 1865, he was elected President of the now-
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as clerk to a wine merchant, just before the conclusion of the
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A brief outline of the history and progress of cholera at Hull
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About 1850 he left Hull once more for London, and settled in
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in 1874, having previously, in 1869, received the honour of
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of 1854 in the theatre of the Royal College of Physicians
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General Council of Medical Education and Registration
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London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 1233:Reproductive endocrinology and infertility 978: 951: 937: 929: 305: 291: 283: 1574:Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery 155:Medical and Chirurgical Society of London 200: 770:Sir John Russell Reynolds, 1st Baronet 1773:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge 167:Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society 7: 1768:19th-century English medical doctors 1712: 1473:Physical medicine and rehabilitation 140:physician extraordinary to the queen 66:On his return to England he entered 1722: 1609:Medical Scientist Training Program 14: 821:Sir Robert Hutchison, 1st Baronet 226:‘Alderson, Sir James (1794–1882)’ 1803:Burials at West Norwood Cemetery 1741: 1731: 1721: 1711: 1702: 1701: 856:Sir Douglas Andrew Kilgour Black 259:Dictionary of National Biography 241: 51:Alderson was the younger son of 1742: 785:Sir Richard Douglas Powell, Bt. 750:Sir George Burrows, 1st Baronet 121:St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington 119:, London. 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He was President of the 1697: 320: 1533:Transplantation medicine 1424:Clinical neurophysiology 1341:Obstetric anesthesiology 1261:Interventional radiology 1021:Digestive system surgery 846:Lord Rosenheim of Camden 740:Sir Thomas Watson, Bart. 107:Alderson delivering the 98:East Riding of Yorkshire 1404:Intensive care medicine 1378:Mass gathering medicine 1223:Maternal–fetal medicine 879:Sir Kurt George Alberti 851:Sir Cyril Astley Clarke 760:Sir William Jenner, Bt. 715:Sir Francis Milman, Bt. 183:He died at his home in 91:Carey Street Dispensary 996:Cardiothoracic surgery 861:Sir Raymond Hoffenberg 725:Sir Henry Halford, Bt. 555:Sir John Micklethwaite 112: 26: 1647:Personalized medicine 1506:Reproductive medicine 1431:Occupational medicine 1385:Evolutionary medicine 836:Sir Robert Platt, Bt. 806:Sir Humphry Rolleston 775:Sir Samuel Wilks, Bt. 705:Sir George Baker, Bt. 695:Sir George Baker, Bt. 685:Sir George Baker, Bt. 600:Sir Thomas Millington 189:West Norwood Cemetery 106: 83:College of Physicians 76:Magdalen Hall, Oxford 24: 1667:Traditional medicine 1627:Alternative medicine 1494:Addiction psychiatry 1308:Transfusion medicine 1303:Medical microbiology 1218:Gynecologic oncology 1070:Reproductive surgery 897:Sir Richard Thompson 795:Sir Frederick Taylor 755:James Risdon Bennett 570:Sir Thomas Witherley 1689:History of medicine 1672:Veterinary medicine 1479:Preventive medicine 1331:Adolescent medicine 1173:Infectious diseases 884:Dame Carol M. Black 535:Sir Francis Prujean 157:. He delivered the 135:from 1864 to 1866. 1637:Molecular oncology 1594:Doctor of Medicine 1584:Master of Medicine 1501:Radiation oncology 1373:Emergency medicine 1326:Addiction medicine 1293:Clinical chemistry 1288:Clinical pathology 1080:Transplant surgery 1038:Orthopedic surgery 1016:Colorectal surgery 913:Sir Andrew Goddard 670:Sir William Browne 435:William Baronsdale 278:. (London, 1832). 187:and was buried at 174:Bishop Wilberforce 113: 87:inceptor candidate 37:Kingston upon Hull 30:Sir James Alderson 27: 1755: 1754: 1589:Master of Surgery 1553: 1552: 1538:Tropical medicine 1484:Prison healthcare 1399:Hospital medicine 1363:Disaster medicine 1353:Aviation medicine 1168:Hospital medicine 1075:Surgical oncology 1060:Pediatric surgery 1054: 1001:Endocrine surgery 926: 925: 811:Sir John Bradford 730:John Ayrton Paris 525:Othowell Meverall 495:Thomas Moundeford 485:Thomas Moundeford 480:Sir William Paddy 465:Thomas Moundeford 460:Sir William Paddy 274:Alderson, James. 159:Lumleian lectures 138:He was appointed 16:English physician 1810: 1745: 1744: 1735: 1725: 1724: 1715: 1714: 1705: 1704: 1409:Medical genetics 1394:General practice 1271:Nuclear medicine 1146:Gastroenterology 1102:Vascular surgery 1052: 979: 953: 946: 939: 930: 680:William Pitcairn 580:Walter Charleton 410:Richard Caldwell 307: 300: 293: 284: 263: 245: 244: 229: 223: 217: 216: 205: 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FRS
Kingston upon Hull
Royal College of Physicians
John Alderson
Portugal
Peninsular war
Pembroke College, Cambridge
wrangler
Magdalen Hall, Oxford
College of Physicians
inceptor candidate
Carey Street Dispensary
East Riding of Yorkshire

Harveian Oration
Berkeley Square
St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington
King Henry VIII
Thomas Watson
General Council of Medical Education and Registration
physician extraordinary to the queen
knighthood
fellow of the Royal Society
Medical and Chirurgical Society of London
Lumleian lectures
Harveian oration
Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society
Bishop Wilberforce
Berkeley Square

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