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at No.9 Pipe Lane, on the corner of Frogmore Street, Bristol. He maintained this charity for more than a year at his own cost, and afterwards managed its affairs for thirty-six years, treating fifty-two thousand poor patients himself. He kept careful notes of his cases, and published papers in the
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Estlin's reputation spread, and he became known as one of the leading ophthalmic surgeons in England. He was elected a fellow of the
334: 359: 302: 272: 56:, and was born there on 26 December 1785. He was educated in his father's school, and began his professional studies at the 65: 117:, where the warm climate restored him. He obtained and circulated in 1838 a fresh supply of vaccine lymph from cows near 354: 329: 118: 69: 138: 102:, the year in which the college received its present charter. In 1817 he married Margaret Bagehot, aunt of 114: 85: 324: 319: 172:
burying-ground, Bristol. In the adjoining meeting-house are monumental tablets for him and his wife.
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with definite theological opinions, and wrote in favour of the Christian miracles and
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had originally discovered the effectiveness of vaccination in preventing
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Estlin's health was not robust, and in 1832 he visited the
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in May 1853, died 10 June 1855, and was buried in the
129:. Estlin rendered other public services in regard to 208:'One Hundred Cases of Operation for Strabismus', 32:(26 December 1785 – 10 June 1855) was an English 8: 306:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 201:'Cysticercus Cellulosæ on the Sclerotica', 68:in 1806, and, after further study at the 365:19th-century English non-fiction writers 242: 224:Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal 217:Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal 210:Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal 110:and she became a leading abolitionist. 92:Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal 183:Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal 80:Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal 350:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 7: 345:19th-century English medical doctors 100:Royal College of Surgeons of England 14: 375:19th-century English male writers 64:, London, became a member of the 370:English male non-fiction writers 303:Dictionary of National Biography 285: 215:'Pretended Cure of Cataract', 60:in 1804. He continued them at 1: 160:, 1825. In 1845 he published 66:College of Surgeons of London 25:John Bishop Estlin of Bristol 340:Medical doctors from Bristol 391: 44:Estlin was the son of the 16:English ophthalmic surgeon 145:, and the suppression of 119:Berkeley, Gloucestershire 335:British ophthalmologists 222:'Injuries of the Iris', 189:On Prayer and Divine Aid 158:On Prayer and Divine Aid 360:English medical writers 261:Crawford, Mary (2003). 70:university of Edinburgh 203:London Medical Gazette 196:London Medical Gazette 86:London Medical Gazette 26: 141:, the maintenance of 139:education of the poor 115:island of St. Vincent 24: 251:, Pipe Lane Bristol. 230:Remarks on Mesmerism 162:Remarks on Mesmerism 143:religious toleration 135:abolition of slavery 298:Estlin, John Bishop 355:English Unitarians 147:medical impostures 121:, the place where 34:ophthalmic surgeon 30:John Bishop Estlin 27: 58:Bristol Infirmary 50:John Prior Estlin 382: 330:English surgeons 307: 289: 288: 279: 278: 258: 252: 247: 108:Mary Anne Estlin 390: 389: 385: 384: 383: 381: 380: 379: 310: 309: 295: 286: 283: 282: 275: 267:. p. 209. 260: 259: 255: 248: 244: 239: 205:, 1838 and 1840 178: 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 388: 386: 378: 377: 372: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 312: 311: 281: 280: 273: 253: 241: 240: 238: 235: 234: 233: 227: 220: 213: 206: 199: 192: 186: 177: 174: 104:Walter Bagehot 62:Guy's Hospital 41: 38: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 387: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 317: 315: 308: 305: 304: 299: 293: 292:public domain 276: 270: 266: 265: 257: 254: 250: 246: 243: 236: 231: 228: 225: 221: 218: 214: 211: 207: 204: 200: 197: 193: 190: 187: 184: 181:'Amaurosis', 180: 179: 175: 173: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 152:Estlin was a 150: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 123:Edward Jenner 120: 116: 111: 109: 105: 101: 96: 94: 93: 88: 87: 82: 81: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 39: 37: 35: 31: 23: 19: 301: 284: 263: 256: 245: 229: 223: 216: 209: 202: 195: 194:'Cataract', 188: 182: 170:Lewin's Mead 161: 157: 151: 112: 97: 90: 84: 78: 74:eye diseases 43: 29: 28: 18: 325:1855 deaths 320:1785 births 314:Categories 274:1135434026 237:References 226:, vol. vi. 212:, vol. ii. 166:hemiplegia 131:temperance 219:. vol. v. 154:Unitarian 48:minister 46:Unitarian 127:smallpox 89:and the 294::  54:Bristol 271:  232:, 1845 198:, 1829 191:, 1825 185:, 1815 137:, the 133:, the 83:, the 176:Works 269:ISBN 40:Life 300:". 316:: 149:. 95:. 36:. 296:" 277:.

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ophthalmic surgeon
Unitarian
John Prior Estlin
Bristol
Bristol Infirmary
Guy's Hospital
College of Surgeons of London
university of Edinburgh
eye diseases
Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
London Medical Gazette
Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Walter Bagehot
Mary Anne Estlin
island of St. Vincent
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Edward Jenner
smallpox
temperance
abolition of slavery
education of the poor
religious toleration
medical impostures
Unitarian
hemiplegia
Lewin's Mead

The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866–1928

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