Edward Nourse (surgeon)

Edward Nourse (1701–1761) was surgeon and member of the Royal Society. On 2 December 1717, he was apprenticed to John Dobyns, an assistant surgeons at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was elected to the Royal Society on 24 October 1728.

Family

His father, also called Edward Nourse (d. 1738) was surgeon in Oxford. His mother was Elizabeth Towersey (1680–1740). His brother was John Nourse the bookseller. Another brother Charles Nourse was a doctor in Oxford who took over their fathers practice in that town.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Stephanie. "Edward Nourse (d. 1738)". Oxford Medical Men. Jenkins. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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