The Hunterian oration, 1875 / by F. Le Gros Clark.

  • Clark, Frederick Le Gros, 1811-1892.
Date:
1875
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Hunterian oration, 1875 / by F. Le Gros Clark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    review I will observe a chronological order in briefly comment¬ ing on each eventful life. Richard Partridge, who was long and intimately associated with our College, was born in 1805, and died on March 25th, 1873. He commenced his education at Birmingham, and completed his studies at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, receiving his surgical diploma in 1827. The first public appointment he held was that of Surgeon to the Charing Cross Hospital. When King’s College was founded, Mr. Partridge was elected Demonstrator of Anatomy ; and his ability as a teacher sub¬ sequently procured for him the Professorship of Anatomy, vacated by Mr. Mayo. When King’s College Hospital was opened, he became one of the surgeons attached to it, in virtue of his office in the College. In 1852 he was elected a member of the Council of this College, and afterwards a member of the Court of Examiners ; and in succeeding years he held office as Vice-President and President, delivering the Hunterian Oration in 1865. He also held for many years the Professor¬ ship of Anatomy at the Royal Academy, in succession to Joseph Henry Green. Richard Partridge’s reputation was especially associated with his ability as a teacher of anatomy. In his prime he had few equals as a lively and engaging lecturer, and enjoyed much popularity with his pupils. Beyond this he has left scarcely any record of his professional work to posterity. In social inter¬ course he was always cheerful ; and all who enjoyed that inter¬ course are familiar with the dry humour with which he delighted to tell a racy story or to retail a bon mot; indeed he seemed to have an inexhaustible store of these good things, which, in his hands, rarely degenerated into anything which savoured of vulgarity or personal unkindness. He had a culti¬ vated taste, and was endowed with a large share of tact and many sterling qualities. When we missed him from our meet¬ ings we all felt we had lost a genial companion, a staunch sup¬ porter of the College, and a valued friend.