John Marshall (surgeon)

John Marshall
Portrait of John Marshall by Alphonse Legros
Born	(1818-09-11)11 September 1818 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	1 January 1891(1891-01-01) (aged 72) Belle Vue House, Chelsea, London, England
Cause of death	probably bronchopneumonia
Resting place	Ely public cemetery 52°24′14″N 0°16′24″E / 52.4038°N 0.2732°E / 52.4038; 0.2732
Nationality	English
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University College London
Occupation	Surgeon, teacher of anatomy
Known for	Galvanocautery Circular hospital wards Vein of Marshall Vestigial fold of Marshall
Title	MRCS (9 August 1844) LSA (1846) FCRS (7 December 1849) FRS (11 June 1857) Fullerian Professor of Physiology (1862–1865) President of the Royal Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society (1882–1883) President of the GMC (1887) Hon. M.Ch., RUI (1887) LL.D., Edin.
Spouse(s)	Ellen Rogers (1854–1891)
Children	Two sons, two daughters
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John Marshall FRS FRCS (11 September 1818 – 1 January 1891) was an English surgeon and teacher of anatomy.

John Marshall was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He was the second son and third child of the solicitor William Marshall (1776–1842) and Ann Cropley (c.1793–1861), his second wife.

Regarding Marshall's skills as a teacher and lecturer, the opinions of his former students appear to have diverged. One of them, Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, described him as "a good surgeon of the old school" and as "a good friend" for whom he had "great respect and liking" but also as an "uninspiring teacher" whose lectures were "desperately dull". However, another former student, Sir John Tweedy, strongly disagreed with Schafer and described Marshall's lectures as "informative and thought-awakening" and Marshall himself as "a cultured, critical and scientific surgeon, ever ready to try new paths and explore avenues of fresh knowledge".