| Richard Norris Wolfenden | |
|---|---|
 Portrait from c.1905. | |
| Born | 1854 |
| Died | 1926 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge; |
| Occupation | physician |
Richard Norris Wolfenden (1854-1926) was an English physician and oceanographer.
Life
Wolfenden was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. He practised as a London physician, and lectured in physiology at the Charing Cross Hospital medical school. He was House Physician at the London Hospital and Senior Physician at the Throat Hospital, Golden Square, London. He founded and edited the Journal of Laryngology and Rhinology.
As well as his medical practice, Wolfenden also interested himself in oceanography. Together with George Herbert Fowler, Wolfenden founded the Challenger Society for Marine Science in 1903.
Works
- On infantile cerebral paralysis, 1886
- Studies in pathological anatomy, especially in relation to laryngeal neoplasms, 1888
- Copepoda, 1908
- Scientific and biological researches in the North Atlantic : conducted by the author on his yachts 'The Walwin' and 'The Silver Belle', 1909
References
- ^ "Wolfenden, Richard Norris (WLFN873RN)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Damkaer, D. M., 'Determination and enthusiasm: Richard Norris Wolfenden (1854-1926), his plankton studies and other things oceanographical', Archives of Natural History 27:2 (2000), 209-29
Sources
- J. Dundas-Grant, "In memoriam: R. Norris Wolfenden", Journal of laryngology and otology, 1926, pp. 833–834
- D.M. Damkaer, "R. Norris Wolfenden, M.D.: the medical episode", Journal of laryngology and otology, 1989, 103: 1005-1013
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