William Robert Whatton

English surgeon
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Quick Facts

IntroEnglish surgeon
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasSurgeon
Work fieldHealthcare
Gender
Male
Birth17 February 1790
Death5 December 1835 (aged 45 years)
Star signAquarius
Awards
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries 
The details

Biography

William Robert Whatton FRS, FSA (17 February 1790, in Loughborough – 5 December 1835, in Portland Place) was a British surgeon and antiquarian.

He was qualified MCRS on 11 March 1810. He served at Da Graça Hospital, Lisbon, treating the wounded from the Battle of Albuera. He treated the wounded from the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812), and the Siege of Badajoz (1812).

He was appointed resident to the Poorhouse, Manchester. On 15 September 1830 he attended William Huskisson, who had been struck by a train and died. He was elected staff of the Manchester Royal Infirmary in 1833.

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