Richard Norris Wolfenden
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Richard Norris Wolfenden | |
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Born | 1854 |
Died | 1926 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge; |
Occupation | physician |
Richard Norris Wolfenden (1854-1926) was an English physician and oceanographer.
Life
Wolfenden was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] He practised as a London physician, and lectured in physiology at the Charing Cross Hospital medical school.[1] He was House Physician at the London Hospital and Senior Physician at the Throat Hospital, Golden Square, London.[1] He founded and edited the Journal of Laryngology and Rhinology.[1]
As well as his medical practice, Wolfenden also interested himself in oceanography.[2] Together with George Herbert Fowler, Wolfenden founded the Challenger Society for Marine Science in 1903.
Works
- On infantile cerebral paralysis, 1886
- Studies in pathological anatomy, especially in relation to laryngeal neoplasms, 1888
- Copepoda, 1908
- Scientific and biological researches in the North Atlantic : conducted by the author on his yachts 'The Walwin' and 'The Silver Belle', 1909
References
Sources
- J. Dundas-Grant, "In memoriam: R. Norris Wolfenden", Journal of laryngology and otology, 1926, pp. 833–834
- D.M. Damkaer, "R. Norris Wolfenden, M.D.: the medical episode", Journal of laryngology and otology, 1989, 103: 1005-1013
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