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22: 117:, FRS. His second marriage in 1813 a daughter of G. Millet, an East India director, and his third in 1831 was to the youngest daughter of Colonel Stevens. He had a large family, the eldest of whom was Benjamin. He died at his house in Green Street, Grosvenor Square, on 6 March 1858, and was buried at Hendon, Middlesex. 94:
On the formation of the medical establishment of Queen Victoria he was appointed a Surgeon Extraordinary, afterwards becoming a Surgeon in Ordinary to the Prince Consort. He was appointed Serjeant Surgeon in 1857.
36:(3 April 1783 – 6 March 1858) was a British surgeon, known for his expertise in the physiology and morbidity of the eye. From 1857 to his death, he was the 76: 292: 236: 107: 277: 287: 297: 106:
in 1827 and served on their council from 1830 to 1858. He was their Hunterian Orator in 1838. He was also President of the
60:, London, the second of the ten children of Benjamin Travers, a London sugar broker, and his wife Mary Spilsbury. After 80: 75:. In 1810 he was appointed Surgeon to the London Infirmary for Diseases of the Eye, and afterwards to the 139:
An Enquiry into that Disturbed State of the Vital Functions usually denominated Constitutional Irritation
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where he served until his retirement in 1841. He also obtained the lucrative post of Surgeon to the
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A Further Enquiry respecting Constitutional Irritation and the Pathology of the Nervous System
272: 267: 71:. By 1807, he set up his own London practice and was appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy at 8: 21: 88: 211: 193: 185: 181: 103: 72: 41: 177: 37: 61: 45: 64:, he was educated privately before joining his father's counting house in 1799. 261: 189: 113:
He married three times. His first marriage in 1807 was to Sarah, daughter of
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An Inquiry into the Process of Nature in Repairing Injuries of the Intestine
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In August 1800, Travers was articled for six years to surgeon
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A Synopsis of Diseases of the Eye and their Treatment
166:"Benjamin Travers (1783-1858) ophthalmic surgeon" 259: 56:Benjamin Travers was born on 3 April 1783 at 83:. In May 1815, he was elected a Surgeon at 108:Medical and Chirurgical Society of London 20: 260: 231: 229: 13: 293:People educated at Cheshunt School 14: 309: 226: 212:"Travers, Benjamin (1783 - 1858)" 102:in 1813. He was President of the 182:10.1001/jama.1966.03110170193036 176:(4): 481–482. 24 October 1966. 120: 278:People from the City of London 204: 158: 77:Moorfields Ophthalmic Hospital 1: 151: 79:, where he collaborated with 288:Fellows of the Royal Society 25:Portrait of Benjamin Travers 7: 298:Medical doctors from London 241:catalogues.royalsociety.org 214:. Royal College of Surgeons 100:Fellow of the Royal Society 91:'s warehouses and brigade. 16:British surgeon (1783–1858) 10: 314: 62:Cheshunt Grammar School 51: 26: 129:, 8vo, London, 1812. 24: 141:, 8vo, London, 1824. 85:St Thomas' Hospital 237:"Benjamin Travers" 89:East India Company 40:, a member of the 27: 104:Hunterian Society 98:He was elected a 42:Medical Household 305: 283:English surgeons 252: 251: 249: 247: 233: 224: 223: 221: 219: 208: 202: 201: 162: 81:William Lawrence 38:Serjeant Surgeon 30:Benjamin Travers 313: 312: 308: 307: 306: 304: 303: 302: 258: 257: 256: 255: 245: 243: 235: 234: 227: 217: 215: 210: 209: 205: 164: 163: 159: 154: 123: 54: 46:Royal Household 17: 12: 11: 5: 311: 301: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 254: 253: 225: 203: 156: 155: 153: 150: 149: 148: 147:, London, 1834 142: 136: 130: 122: 119: 115:William Morgan 73:Guy's Hospital 53: 50: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 310: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 265: 263: 242: 238: 232: 230: 213: 207: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 161: 157: 146: 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 128: 125: 124: 118: 116: 111: 109: 105: 101: 96: 92: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 69:Astley Cooper 65: 63: 59: 49: 47: 44:(part of the 43: 39: 35: 31: 23: 19: 244:. Retrieved 240: 216:. Retrieved 206: 173: 169: 160: 144: 138: 132: 126: 121:Publications 112: 97: 93: 66: 55: 29: 28: 18: 273:1858 deaths 268:1783 births 262:Categories 152:References 246:17 August 218:1 October 190:0098-7484 110:in 1827. 58:Cheapside 198:5331642 196:  188:  248:2022 220:2010 194:PMID 186:ISSN 170:JAMA 52:Life 178:doi 174:198 48:). 34:FRS 264:: 239:. 228:^ 192:. 184:. 172:. 168:. 32:, 250:. 222:. 200:. 180::

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FRS
Serjeant Surgeon
Medical Household
Royal Household
Cheapside
Cheshunt Grammar School
Astley Cooper
Guy's Hospital
Moorfields Ophthalmic Hospital
William Lawrence
St Thomas' Hospital
East India Company
Fellow of the Royal Society
Hunterian Society
Medical and Chirurgical Society of London
William Morgan
"Benjamin Travers (1783-1858) ophthalmic surgeon"
doi
10.1001/jama.1966.03110170193036
ISSN
0098-7484
PMID
5331642
"Travers, Benjamin (1783 - 1858)"


"Benjamin Travers"
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