Samuel Croker-King
Irish surgeon, first President of the RCSI / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Croker-King (28 June 1728 ā 12 January 1817) was an Irish surgeon who was associated with Doctor Steeven's Hospital in Dublin for sixty years. He was the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from 1784 to 1785. He is thought to have saved the life of the child who became the Duke of Wellington. He invented his own trepanning device.
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Born | 28 June 1728 Dublin |
Died | 12 January 1817 (age 89) Dublin |
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