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Arthur Shadwell

1854 – 1936

Author and physician

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Lived 1854 – 1936 (aged 81–82). Arthur Shadwell was a British physician, journalist and economist.

Arthur Shadwell (September 1854 – 21 March 1936) was a British physician and author, specialising in public health, temperance, and wider problems of economics and politics.

Career Arthur Shadwell was an alumnus of Uppingham School and Keble College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1874. He graduated B.A. in 1882, and B.Med.and M.A. in 1883. In September 1908 he was appointed a trustee for the Queen Victoria Jubilee Institute of Nurses. Shadwell had worked as an assistant physician in Brighton at the Sussex County Hospital, before he decided to pursue his dream of writing on public health, temperance, and wider problems of economics and politics, He wrote numerous books and articles for publications like Maclean's, and in 1892 he was selected to be a special correspondent for The Times. During 1925-26 Shadwell gave the Fitzpatrick Lecture at the Royal College of Physicians

Shadwell's work is still quoted by fellow writers and scholars.

Personal life Shadwell was born in Langton, Yorkshire on the 21 September 1854 to The Reverend Arthur Shadwell.

Shadwell was married twice with his first wife being Bertha James and his second wife being Alice Louise Theobald. Shadwell lived at Pond Cottage and Old Yard House, Ham Common, London

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
1936
Nationality
Education
Uppingham School, Keble College
Awards
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Arthur Shadwell?

author and physician (1854–1936)

When was Arthur Shadwell born?

Arthur Shadwell was born on 21 September 1854.

When did Arthur Shadwell die?

Arthur Shadwell died in 1936.

What was Arthur Shadwell's occupation?

Arthur Shadwell was a physician, journalist and economist.

What nationality was Arthur Shadwell?

Arthur Shadwell was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Arthur Shadwell

· Wikidata: Q16943891

· DBpedia: Arthur Shadwell

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