Arthur Gamgee
| Arthur Gamgee | |
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| Born |
11 October 1841 Florence, Province of Florence, Italy |
| Died | 29 May 1909 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place |
Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England 51°26′06″N 2°33′54″W / 51.435°N 2.565°W |
| Residence | Edinburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University College School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Physiologist |
| Known for | Founder of the Edinburgh Veterinary Review |
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Louisa Clark (1875-1909) |
| Children | One son, two daughters |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Gamgee Mary Ann West |
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Prof Arthur Gamgee FRS FRSE (11 October 1841 – 29 May 1909) was a British biochemist.
Arthur Gamgee was the youngest of eight of Joseph Gamgee, an Edinburgh-born veterinarian and pathologist and his wife Mary Ann West. He was born in Florence, Italy, where his father had a practice nearby in Leghorn. His family moved back to England when he was fourteen years old. He was educated at University College School in London and at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an M.D. in 1862. For his thesis, Contributions to the Chemistry and Physiology of Foetal Nutrition, he was awarded a gold medal. He did postgraduate studies in both Heidelberg and Leipzig in Germany.
In 1867 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan.
He was made lecturer on physiology at Surgeon's Hall and Physician to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. In 1873 he was appointed Professor of Physiology at the Royal Manchester School of Medicine. He was also Physician to the Manchester Hospital for Consumption. In 1872 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and delivered its Croonian Lecture in 1902. Manuscript notes of Gamgee's physiology lectures from both Edinburgh and Manchester survive as part of the Manchester Medical Manuscripts Collection held by special collections at the University of Manchester with the reference MMM/19/1.
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