The eldest son of the Rev. James Bennett, a nonconformist minister, he was born at Romsey on 29 September 1809. He received his education at Rotherham College, Yorkshire, of which his father became principal; and at the age of fifteen was apprenticed to Thomas Waterhouse of Sheffield. In 1830 he went to Paris, and then to Edinburgh, where he graduated M.D. in 1833.[1]
In the autumn of 1833 Bennett accompanied Lord Beverley to Rome, and spent two or three summers in his company and that of Lord Aberdeen. On his return to England in 1837 he became physician to the Aldersgate Street dispensary, and lectured on medicine at the Charing Cross Hospital medical school, and also at Grainger's school of medicine.[1]
Settling in Finsbury Square on his marriage in 1841, he had success as a consultant, especially in connection with chest diseases, an early adopter of the stethoscope. In 1876 he was elected President of the Royal College of Physicians, the first non Oxford or Cambridge graduate since its inception, and held the post for 5 years. He was knighted in 1881. He then moved to Cavendish Square, where he died on 14 December 1891.[1]
He was the Lumleian Lecturer in 1870 on "Cancer and Cancerous Growths."
a translation of Wilhelm Kramer on Diseases of the Ear, 1837;
Acute Hydrocephalus, an essay which obtained the Fothergillian gold medal of the Medical Society of London in 1842, and was published in following year; and
Bennett married, in June 1841, Ellen Selfe, daughter of the Rev. Henry Page of Rose Hill, Worcester, by whom he had nine children, of whom six survived.[1]
james, risdon, bennett, september, 1809, december, 1891, english, physician, born, 1809, september, 1809romsey, hampshire, englanddied24, december, 1891, 1891, aged, cavendish, square, london, englandnationalityenglishoccupationphysician, contents, life, works. Sir James Risdon Bennett 29 September 1809 24 December 1891 was an English physician James Risdon BennettBorn 1809 09 29 29 September 1809Romsey Hampshire EnglandDied24 December 1891 1891 12 24 aged 82 Cavendish Square London EnglandNationalityEnglishOccupationphysician Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Family 4 NotesLife editThe eldest son of the Rev James Bennett a nonconformist minister he was born at Romsey on 29 September 1809 He received his education at Rotherham College Yorkshire of which his father became principal and at the age of fifteen was apprenticed to Thomas Waterhouse of Sheffield In 1830 he went to Paris and then to Edinburgh where he graduated M D in 1833 1 In the autumn of 1833 Bennett accompanied Lord Beverley to Rome and spent two or three summers in his company and that of Lord Aberdeen On his return to England in 1837 he became physician to the Aldersgate Street dispensary and lectured on medicine at the Charing Cross Hospital medical school and also at Grainger s school of medicine 1 In 1843 Bennett was appointed assistant physician to St Thomas s Hospital and in 1849 full physician On the foundation of the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest in 1848 he was appointed physician there 2 and from 1843 to its dissolution in 1867 acted as secretary to the Sydenham Society 1 He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1846 In 1850 he was President of the Medical Society of London 3 In 1875 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society 1 Settling in Finsbury Square on his marriage in 1841 he had success as a consultant especially in connection with chest diseases an early adopter of the stethoscope In 1876 he was elected President of the Royal College of Physicians the first non Oxford or Cambridge graduate since its inception and held the post for 5 years He was knighted in 1881 He then moved to Cavendish Square where he died on 14 December 1891 1 He was the Lumleian Lecturer in 1870 on Cancer and Cancerous Growths Works editBennett s published works included 1 a translation of Wilhelm Kramer on Diseases of the Ear 1837 Acute Hydrocephalus an essay which obtained the Fothergillian gold medal of the Medical Society of London in 1842 and was published in following year and Intra thoracic Tumours 1872 Lumleian Lectures The Diseases of the Bible By paths of Bible Knowledge Vol 9 Religious Tract Society 1887 4 5 Family editBennett married in June 1841 Ellen Selfe daughter of the Rev Henry Page of Rose Hill Worcester by whom he had nine children of whom six survived 1 Notes edit a b c d e f g Lee Sidney ed 1901 Bennett James Risdon Dictionary of National Biography 1st supplement Vol 1 London Smith Elder amp Co Butterworth Lady 1926 The Story of a City Hospital 1848 1925 London Unwin Brothers pp 28 29 30 November 30 1850 London Journal of Medicine III London Taylor Walton amp Maberly 92 1851 Review of The Diseases of the Bible by Sir Risdon Bennett M D The Athenaeum 3184 596 3 November 1887 Review of The Diseases of the Bible by Sir Risdon Bennett M D Supplement to The Spectator 12 October 1889 p 497 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Lee Sidney ed 1901 Bennett James Risdon Dictionary of National Biography 1st supplement Vol 1 London Smith Elder amp Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Risdon Bennett amp oldid 1223222008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
