Walter Moxon

Walter Moxon (27 June 1836 – 21 July 1886) was an Irish physician in London.

Early life Walter Moxon was born in Midleton, Cork, one of nine children of William Milson Moxon, an inland revenue officer. He left school while still young, but studied in his own time.

Career Moxon initially worked in a merchant's office in London while simultaneously pursuing his studies, and passed the University of London's matriculation examination. He was able to enter Guy's Hospital as a medical student.

In 1866, Moxon was elected assistant physician at Guy's Hospital. Over the years, he lectured on various subjects, including comparative anatomy, pathology, materia medica, and, starting in 1882, medicine. He also served as an editor for the second edition of Wilks's Lectures on Pathological Anatomy in 1875. He died at Finsbury Circus, London, on 21 July 1886 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.