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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Augustus Granville
1783-10-07 – 1872-03-03
Life & Legacy
Augustus Bozzi Granville FRS (born Augusto Bozzi, 7 October 1783 – 3 March 1872) was a medical doctor, writer, and Italian patriot.
Born in Milan, he studied medicine before leaving to avoid being enlisted in Napoleon's army. After practicing medicine in the Ottoman Empire, Spain, and Portugal, he joined the British Navy and sailed to the West Indies. There he learned English and married an Englishwoman. He later moved to London, where he practiced as a physician and writer. He is credited with carrying out the first medical autopsy on an Ancient Egyptian mummy which he described to the Royal Society of London in 1825.
Occupation & Career
physician, writer, gynecologist
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society; Order of Saint Michael
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society · Order of Saint Michael
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · Royal Society of London · Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
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Order of Saint Michael
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q770183 · wikidata
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