Bell, Thomas (1792–1880), dental surgeon and zoologist, was born at Poole, Dorset, on 11 October 1792, the only son of the surgeon Thomas Bell and his wife, Susan Gosse (d. 1829), formerly a teacher. After initial training with his father, Bell entered ...
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Bell, Thomas (1792–1880), dental surgeon and zoologist
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Bruce, Sir David (1855–1931), bacteriologist and parasitologist
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revised by Helen J. Power
Bruce, Sir David (1855–1931), bacteriologist and parasitologist, was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 29 May 1855, the only son of David Bruce, of Edinburgh, and his wife, Jane, daughter of Alexander Hamilton, of Stirling. His father was presumably an engineer, who went to ...
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Jaeger, Gustav (1832–1917), physician, zoologist, and dress reformer
Anthea Jarvis
Jaeger, Gustav (1832–1917), physician, zoologist, and dress reformer, was born on 23 June 1832 at Bürg am Kocher, now part of the town of Neuenstadt, Germany, the younger son of Karl Friedrich Jaeger (1794–1842), priest and historian of Schwabia, and his wife, Ulrike (1795–1881)...
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Manson, Sir Patrick (1844–1922), physician and parasitologist
J. W. W. Stephens
revised by Mary P. Sutphen
Manson, Sir Patrick (1844–1922), physician and parasitologist, was born on 3 October 1844 at Cromlet Hill, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, the second son of John Manson, laird of Fingask and manager of the local branch of the British Linen Bank, and his wife, Elizabeth Livingston...
