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William Kitchen Parker

1823-06-23 – 1890-07-03

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Life & Legacy

William Kitchen Parker FRS FRMS (23 June 1823 – 3 July 1890) was a British physician, zoologist and comparative anatomist. From a humble beginning he became Hunterian Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the College of Surgeons of England.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1865, awarded the Royal Medal in 1866. From 1871 to 1873 he was President of the Royal Microscopical Society, and in 1885 he received the Baly Medal of the Royal College of Physicians.

Occupation & Career

ornithologist, zoologist, physician, scientific illustrator, anatomist, botanist

Education

King's College London; Charing Cross Hospital Medical School; Imperial College School of Medicine

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Fellow of the Royal Society; Royal Medal; Croonian Medal and Lecture; Royal Society Bakerian Medal; Fellow of the Zoological Society of London; Baly Medal

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Baly Medal · Croonian Medal and Lecture · Fellow of the Royal Society · Fellow of the Zoological Society of London · Royal Medal · Royal Society Bakerian Medal

Organizations & Memberships

Royal Microscopical Society · Royal Society of London · Zoological Society of London

Education & Institutions

Charing Cross Hospital Medical School · Imperial College School of Medicine · King's College London

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2344459 — wikidata View source

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