William Bartlett Dalby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir William Bartlett Dalby FRCS (1840 - 1918) was a British aural surgeon and otologist, who was knighted in 1886 and made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1870.[1][2]
Born10 December 1840
Died29 December 1918 (aged 78)
London
OccupationsAural surgeon and otologist
KnownforLectures on Diseases and Injuries of the Ear
William Bartlett Dalby | |
|---|---|
1888 Vanity Fair caricature by Spy | |
| Born | 10 December 1840 |
| Died | 29 December 1918 (aged 78) London |
| Occupations | Aural surgeon and otologist |
| Known for | Lectures on Diseases and Injuries of the Ear |
After being educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Dalby became consulting ear surgeon to St George's Hospital. In 1894–1895 he was president of the Medical Society.[2] He was in 1899–1901 the first president of the Otological Society of the United Kingdom, which in 1907 amalgamated with the Royal Society of Medicine to became the Section of Otology.[3][4]
His great-granddaughter was the English novelist Mary Wesley.[5][6]
