This is an old revision of this page, as edited by DrKay (talk | contribs) at 12:37, 14 June 2007 (Out of nostalgia I return to the first page I edited and from which I took my name. DrKiernan R. I. P.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 12:37, 14 June 2007 by DrKay (talk | contribs) (Out of nostalgia I return to the first page I edited and from which I took my name. DrKiernan R. I. P.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Francis Kiernan FRS (2 October 1800 - 31 December 1874) was born in Ireland in 1800. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1834 and was awarded its Copley Medal in 1836 for his work on the anatomy of the liver. That same year he became a founding Member of the Senate of the University of London, where he acted as examiner and lecturer in anatomy and physiology.
In 1843 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and later served on its Council. After a single year as Vice-President (1864-5), he declined re-nomination on the grounds of ill-health.
He died at his home in Manchester Street, Manchester Square, London on New Year’s Eve, 1874, and was buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Mortlake, London.
References
- Cert VIII, 128; A04007; EC/1834/41; GB 117 The Royal Society
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1833; volume 123; pgs. 711-770
- The London Times, Friday, Jul 14, 1865; pg. 9; Issue 25237; col G.
- The London Times, Saturday, Jan 02, 1875; pg. 10; Issue 28202; col A