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John Challice

1815 – 1863

English physician

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Lived 1815 – 1863 (aged 48). John Challice was a British physician.

John Challice (1815 – 11 May 1863) was an English physician.

Biography Challice was born at Horsham, Sussex, in 1815. He became a physician in London, and besides attaining some eminence in his profession was an active liberal politician, an intimate friend of Sir William Molesworth, Admiral Sir Charles Napier, and other representatives of Southwark. He was one of the first medical officers of health for Bermondsey, in which capacity he published various reports in 1856 and subsequent years. He also wrote 'Should the Cholera come, what ought to be done?' (1848); a cheap tract 'How to avoid the Cholera,' of which many thousands were sold; 'Medical Advice to Mothers' (1851); 'Letter to Lord Palmerston on Sanitary Reform' (1854); and 'How do People hasten Death?' (1851). He was M.D. and F.R.C.P. Edin. He died suddenly on 11 May 1863.

His wife was the author Annie Emma Challice.

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Who was John Challice?

English physician

When was John Challice born?

John Challice was born on 17 January 1815.

When did John Challice die?

John Challice died on 17 January 1863.

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John Challice was a physician.

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John Challice was British.

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· Wikipedia: John Challice

· Wikidata: Q18530244

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