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Founding of the Society
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Year
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Authority / Notes
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1540
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Founded in 1540 by Henry VIII as the Company of Barber-Surgeons.
This date is supported by the
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE)
website
( )
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Seat of the Society
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City
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Authority / Notes
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London
England
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This location is supported by the
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE)
website
()
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Name of the Society
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Dates
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Name
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Authority
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1540 - 1745
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Company of Barber-Surgeons
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The
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE)
website
()
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1745 - 1800
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In 1745, the surgeons broke away from the barbers to form a separate
Company of Surgeons.
The barbers formed the
Worshipful Company of Barbers, which exists to this day.
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The
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE)
website
()
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1800 - ????
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In 1800 it became the
Royal College of Surgeons in London
.
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The
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE)
website
()
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???? -
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At some time between 1835 and 1845, the name was changed
to
Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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Harvard Univ. cat. lists the following book
title:
Directions for collecting and preserving animals; addressed by
the Board of Curators of the Museum of the Royal College of
Surgeons in London to professional...
with an imprint date of 1835.
Harvard Univ. cat. lists the following book
title:
Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the fossil organic
remains of Mammalia and Aves contained in the Museum of the
Royal college of surgeons of England.
with an imprint date of 1845.
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
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