William Hawes (1736-1808), MD. Founder of the Royal Humane Society (Date of book publication.)
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| Artist | William Ridley (English b.1764, d.1838) LC |
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| Title | William Hawes (1736-1808), MD. Founder of the Royal Humane Society |
| Date | Date of book publication. ; 1802 |
| Description | William Hawes' formative years were spent under the tutelage of medical practitioners, and he spent some time as a physician to a dispensary on the Strand in London. In about 1773 he gained a reputation for claiming that people apparently dead from drowning might in many cases be resuscitated by artificial means. Hawes formed the Humane Society in 1774, which, as well as giving relief to the apparently drowned, it aimed to disseminate information about resuscitation in general, and engaged in debate and research over the best methods. Hawes became the Society's registrar. |
| Place Made | United Kingdom ; England ; Europe ; London |
| Subject | William Hawes (b.1736, d.1808) ; Medicine ; Portraits |
| Collection | Art Collection ; Thomson-Walker |
| Accession Number | EU4548 |