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Henry Ashby

1846 – 1908

English paediatrician

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About Henry Ashby

Lived 1846 – 1908 (aged 62).

Henry Ashby (1846–1908) was an English paediatrician. A graduate of the University of London in the 1870s, in 1875 he was appointed demonstrator of anatomy and physiology in the Liverpool School of Medicine and served as assistant physician to the Liverpool Infirmary for Children. In 1878 he became a physician in the Manchester Hospital for Diseases of Children. From 1880 to 1882 he was an evening lecturer on animal physiology at Owens College, and lectured on children's diseases at Owens College and then at Victoria University until his death in 1908.

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Ackworth School

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Who was Henry Ashby?

English paediatrician

When was Henry Ashby born?

Henry Ashby was born on 17 January 1846.

When did Henry Ashby die?

Henry Ashby died on 17 January 1908.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henry Ashby

· Wikidata: Q18922309

· DBpedia: Henry Ashby (paediatrician)

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