William Richard Gowers practised at a period when medicine itself was being rebuilt on new foundations.
The record lists William Richard Gowers as British neurologist (1845–1915).
William Richard Gowers was born at London in 1845. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom. He trained at University College London.
Anaesthesia, antisepsis and germ theory arrived within fifty years and made modern surgery possible for the first time.
His posts were held at University of London.
The recorded fields of work are neurology.
Clinical knowledge is accumulated slowly and revised often, usually at some cost.
Recognition followed: Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor and Moxon Medal.
That the work was done from United Kingdom matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
William Richard Gowers died in 1915, aged 70. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Knight Bachelor
- Moxon Medal
- Held posts at University of London
- Fields: neurology
