William James Moore
British Surgeon
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Sir William James Moore KCIE (1828-1896) was a Physician and Surgeon-General in British India. He was also Honorary Physician to Queen Victoria.
c. 1828
- Surgeon
- Medical Writer
Sir William Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born | William James Moore c. 1828 Halesowen, England |
| Died | 18 August 1896 London, England |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Birmingham |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Mary Anne Harriet Moore
(before 1896) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
He was the son of Edward Moore DL JP of Halesowen.[1][2][3] His grandfather was William Moore Esq. of Woodsetton House, Sedgley.[3] His father was Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire from 1853, Staffordshire from 1862 and Deputy Lieutenant for Worcestershire from 1859.[1][3] He studied medicine at Queen's College, Birmingham.[1]
Career
He was a resident surgeon at Queen's Hospital, Birmingham for three years until 1852, during which time he was awarded a prize from the British Medical Association for work he did on "the treatment of the contraction of the cicatrices of burns".[1]
He entered the Bombay Medical Service in 1852 and served in the Anglo-Persian War from 1856-7.[1][2]
In 1873 he was awarded 1000 Rupees by the Government of India for his work on A Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India.[4][1]
He was appointed Deputy-Surgeon-General in 1877.[1][2] In 1882 he was Dean of the Faculty of the University of Bombay.[1] He was appointed Surgeon-General in 1885 and retired in 1888.[1][2]
He was knighted in 1888 and made Honorary Physician to the Queen.[1][2][4]
Personal life
He married Mary Anne Harriet and had one son, Colonel Arthur Trevelyan Moore CBE.[1][5][6]
He died on September 9, 1896 at his residence, 15 Portland Place in London.[1][2]
He was presented upon retirement with a life-size portrait that was hung in the Town Hall of Bombay.[1]
Selected works
- A Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India[1][4]
- The Immediate Treatment of Accidents and Injuries[1]
- A Manual of the Diseases of India[1][7]
- Health in the Tropics, or, Sanitary Art Applied to Europeans in India[1][8]
- The Other Side of the Opium Question[1][9]
- Health Resorts for Tropical Invalids[1][10]
- Leprosy and Leper Houses[11]
- "On recruiting the Anglo-Indian Army"[12]