Francis Kiernan FRS (2 October 1800 – 31 December 1874) was an anatomist and physician. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration
He was born in Ireland; his father was also a physician and brought the family to England in the early 1800s. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Kiernan was educated at the Roman Catholic College at Ware, Hertfordshire, and was trained in medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, becoming a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1825. St Edmund's College is the oldest post- Reformation Roman Catholic school in England. WARE (1250 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting an Oldies format Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as Barts, is a hospital in Smithfield in the City of London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent Professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care [1]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1834[2] and was awarded its Copley Medal in 1836 for his work on the anatomy of the liver. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 The Copley Medal is a scientific award for distinguished achievement in any field of Science established by the Royal Society of London in 1731 The year 1836 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals [3] That same year he became a founding Member of the Senate of the University of London, where he acted as examiner and lecturer in anatomy and physiology. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. Physiology (from Greek grc φύσις physis, "nature origin" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the mechanical physical
In 1843 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, and later served on its Council. After a single year as Vice-President (1864-5), he declined re-nomination on the grounds of ill-health,[4] having suffered a paralytic stroke, in 1865, from which he never fully recovered. [1]
He died unmarried at his home in Manchester Street, Manchester Square, London on New Year’s Eve, 1874,[5] and was buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Mortlake, London. Manchester Square is an 18th century garden square in the Marylebone area in London, England, a short distance north of Oxford Street. Mortlake is a district of London, England and part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
References
- ^ a b Nature (Thursday, January 7, 1875) pg. 193
- ^ Cert VIII, 128; A04007; EC/1834/41; GB 117 The Royal Society
- ^ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1833; volume 123; pgs. 711-770
- ^ The Times, Friday, Jul 14, 1865; pg. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. 9; Issue 25237; col G.
- ^ The Times, Saturday, Jan 02, 1875; pg. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. 10; Issue 28202; col A
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| Preceded by William Snow Harris | Copley Medal 1836 jointly with Jöns Jakob Berzelius | Succeeded by Antoine César Becquerel and John Frederic Daniell |
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