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John Cunningham Saunders

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89: 81: 37: 127:, Devon, England, the second son of John Cunningham Saunders (1737-Sept.1783), Esquire, of Lovistone in the parish of Huish, by his wife Jane (1742-1808). The mural monument of John Cunningham Saunders, Senior, survives in the Church of St James the Less, Huish, displaying the arms of Saunders ( 139:). The will of an earlier John Cunningham Saunders "Gentleman of Great Torrington , Devon", near Huish, was proved on 14 April 1744. These are a differenced version of the arms of William Saunders (d.1481) of Charlwood in Surrey, ( 163:, he founded the "London Dispensary for Curing Diseases of the Eye and Ear", a famous teaching institution, later known variously as the "Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital", the "London Eye Infirmary", today known as 143:) who married Joan Carew, one of the daughters and co-heiresses of the prominent Thomas Carew of Beddington in Surrey. His great-grandson was Sir Thomas Sanders (sic) (fl.1653). 387: 392: 382: 246: 88: 339: 107:(10 October 1773 – 10 February 1810) was an English surgeon and oculist, best known for his pioneering work on the surgery of 303: 17: 80: 153:"Out of compassion for the pitiful state of many soldiers returning from the Egyptian campaign afflicted with military 333: 191: 357: 302:
Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and ... By William Richard Cutter, p.323
218:. It was printed at the expense of the Governors of the Hospital, by subscription, to aid the author's widow. 164: 112: 198:, near the hospital he founded. The church at Huish in Devon contains an inscribed mural monument to him. 132: 377: 372: 352: 36: 215: 332: 242: 171: 277: 179: 289: 167:, of which Saunders remained the director from its founding in 1805 until he died in 1810. 211: 154: 124: 195: 366: 84:
Mural monument to John Cunningham Saunders, Church of St James the Less, Huish, Devon
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A Treatise on some Practical Points Relating to the Diseases of the Eye.
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As stated on monuments of John Cunningham Saunders I & II at Huish
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Sable, a chevron ermine between three bull's faces cabossed argent
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In 1809, he became one of the first people in England to use
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Portrait of John Cunningham Saunders by Arthur William Devis
92:Arms of John Cunningham Saunders, Senior (d.1783): 70: 62: 54: 46: 27: 190:He died on 10 February 1810 and was buried in 8: 343:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 35: 24: 16:For other people named John Saunders, see 227: 278:National Archives, Kew PROB 11/733/61 7: 100:, Church of St James the Less, Huish 74:John Cunningham Saunders (1737–1783) 353:Ophthalmology in the British Isles 322:As stated on his monument at Huish 313:As stated on his monument at Huish 123:He was born on 10 October 1773 at 14: 334:"Saunders, John Cunningham"  214:in 1811, edited by his colleague 340:Dictionary of National Biography 105:John Cunningham Saunders, M.D. 18:John Saunders (disambiguation) 1: 388:People from Torridge District 238:The history of ophthalmology 241:. Wayenborgh. p. 124. 192:St Andrew's Church, Holborn 137:Gules, three quatrefoils or 409: 393:Medical doctors from Devon 235:Julius Hirschberg (1987). 15: 290:"Saunders family history" 178:properties to facilitate 34: 383:British ophthalmologists 29:John Cunningham Saunders 358:Moorfields Eye Hospital 165:Moorfields Eye Hospital 113:Moorfields Eye Hospital 101: 85: 91: 83: 180:cataract extraction 135:those of his wife ( 216:John Richard Farre 102: 86: 78: 77: 400: 345: 344: 336: 329: 323: 320: 314: 311: 305: 300: 294: 293: 286: 280: 275: 269: 266: 260: 259: 257: 255: 232: 186:Death and burial 39: 25: 408: 407: 403: 402: 401: 399: 398: 397: 363: 362: 349: 348: 331: 330: 326: 321: 317: 312: 308: 301: 297: 288: 287: 283: 276: 272: 267: 263: 253: 251: 249: 234: 233: 229: 224: 204: 188: 155:ophthalmoplegia 149: 121: 42: 30: 21: 12: 11: 5: 406: 404: 396: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 365: 364: 361: 360: 355: 347: 346: 324: 315: 306: 295: 281: 270: 261: 247: 226: 225: 223: 220: 210:was published 203: 200: 196:City of London 187: 184: 148: 145: 120: 117: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 28: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 405: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 370: 368: 359: 356: 354: 351: 350: 342: 341: 335: 328: 325: 319: 316: 310: 307: 304: 299: 296: 291: 285: 282: 279: 274: 271: 265: 262: 250: 248:9780897223232 244: 240: 239: 231: 228: 221: 219: 217: 213: 209: 201: 199: 197: 193: 185: 183: 181: 177: 173: 168: 166: 162: 160: 156: 146: 144: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 118: 116: 114: 110: 106: 99: 95: 90: 82: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 38: 33: 26: 23: 19: 338: 327: 318: 309: 298: 284: 273: 264: 252:. Retrieved 237: 230: 212:posthumously 207: 205: 189: 169: 152: 150: 140: 136: 128: 122: 104: 103: 97: 93: 22: 378:1810 deaths 373:1773 births 161:infections" 98:A demi-bull 66:eye surgeon 367:Categories 222:References 206:His book; 172:belladonna 63:Occupation 176:mydriatic 151:In 1805, 109:cataracts 96:, Crest: 254:17 April 174:for its 159:trachoma 133:impaling 119:Origins 245:  147:Career 71:Father 202:Works 125:Huish 256:2012 243:ISBN 157:and 58:1810 55:Died 50:1773 47:Born 369:: 337:. 194:, 182:. 131:) 115:. 292:. 258:. 20:.

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John Saunders (disambiguation)
Portrait of John Cunningham Saunders


cataracts
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Huish
impaling
ophthalmoplegia
trachoma
Moorfields Eye Hospital
belladonna
mydriatic
cataract extraction
St Andrew's Church, Holborn
City of London
posthumously
John Richard Farre
The history of ophthalmology
ISBN
9780897223232
National Archives, Kew PROB 11/733/61
"Saunders family history"

"Saunders, John Cunningham" 
Dictionary of National Biography
Ophthalmology in the British Isles
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Categories
1773 births

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