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'''William Augustus Guy''' (13 June 1810 – 10 September 1885) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] physician and medical [[statistics|statistician]]. |
'''William Augustus Guy''' (13 June 1810 – 10 September 1885) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] physician and medical [[statistics|statistician]]. |
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He was educated at [[Christ's Hospital]] and [[Guy's Hospital]]; he then studied at the [[University of Heidelberg]] and the [[University of Paris]] before getting a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the [[University of Cambridge]], 1837. |
He was educated at [[Christ's Hospital]] and [[Guy's Hospital]]; he then studied at the [[University of Heidelberg]] and the [[University of Paris]] before getting a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the [[University of Cambridge]], 1837.<ref>{{Venn|id=GY831WA|name=Guy, William Augustus}}</ref> |
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In 1842, he was appointed professor of forensic medicine at [[King's College London]] and assistant physician at King's College Hospital, 1842; he was dean of the faculty of medicine, 1846–58. He also served as Medical Superintendent at Millbank Prison from 1859 to 1869, acting as a semi-official government advisor on prison health, diet and hygiene. |
In 1842, he was appointed professor of forensic medicine at [[King's College London]] and assistant physician at King's College Hospital, 1842; he was dean of the faculty of medicine, 1846–58. He also served as Medical Superintendent at Millbank Prison from 1859 to 1869, acting as a semi-official government advisor on prison health, diet and hygiene. |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 15:40, 28 June 2009
William Augustus Guy (13 June 1810 – 10 September 1885) was a British physician and medical statistician.
He was educated at Christ's Hospital and Guy's Hospital; he then studied at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Paris before getting a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the University of Cambridge, 1837.[1]
In 1842, he was appointed professor of forensic medicine at King's College London and assistant physician at King's College Hospital, 1842; he was dean of the faculty of medicine, 1846–58. He also served as Medical Superintendent at Millbank Prison from 1859 to 1869, acting as a semi-official government advisor on prison health, diet and hygiene.
He edited the Journal of the Statistical Society of London (now the Royal Statistical Society), 1852–6 and was its president, 1873-5. The Society still presents the Guy Medals (in gold, silver and bronze) in his memory.
He was vice-president of the Royal Society, 1876–7, and Croonian (1861), Lumleian (1868), and Harveian (1875) lecturer at the Royal College of Physicians.
He was a founder of the Health of Towns Association and a member of the Commission on Penal Servitude and Criminal Lunacy. He published two books — "Principles of Forensic Medicine" (1844) and "Public Health" (1870–4) — and many statistical papers.
References
- ^ "Guy, William Augustus (GY831WA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Obituaries
- Journal of the Statistical Society of London, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Dec., 1885), pp. 650-651
- The Lancet (19 Sept 1885)