Cooke, Willliam (fl 1785-1873)
TitleCooke, Willliam (fl 1785-1873)
ReferenceMS0212
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1790-1815
Admin./ biographical historyWilliam Cooke was a General Practitioner and a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1806). He was apprenticed to Mr Gwynne, a general practitioner in Wem. He came to London in 1802 and studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London under John Abernethy. In 1806 he settled in Plaistow, and later moving to the City of London at Great Prescott Street, and then 39 Trinity Square. He received his MD from St Andrews in 1822. Cooke was also a member, and founder of the Hunterian Society, which was formed in January 1819.
For more information on Cooke's life and career, please visit the article on the Hunterian Society website: http://www.hunteriansociety.org.uk/History/150thanniv.htm.
For more information on Cooke's life and career, please visit the article on the Hunterian Society website: http://www.hunteriansociety.org.uk/History/150thanniv.htm.
Scope and ContentThe collection contains notes taken by William Cooke of lectures given by John Abernethy, Henry Cline, Dr Osborn and Dr Clark, and Andrew Thynne.
Extent1 Box and 2 volumes.
LanguageEnglish
System of arrangementThe collection is arranged into three series: 1) Notes on lectures by John Abernethy's, 2) Notes on lectures by Henry Cline, 3) Notes on lectures by Osborn, Clark and Andrew Thynne.
Conditions governing accessBy appointment only. See College website for contact details of the Archives.
Conditions governing reproductionNo photocopying permitted
Persons keyword John Abernethy, 1764-1831, surgeon, Henry Cline, 1750-1827, surgeon, Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1768-1841, 1st baronet, surgeon, Andrew Thynne, d 1814, surgeon, John Clarke, 1761-1815, physician, William Osborn, 1732-1808, surgeon, midwife
SubjectSurgery, Anatomy, Physiology, Diseases, Womens health, Medical sciences
