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| Hingston, Thomas. Adm. pens. at QUEENS', Dec. 26, 1823. Of Cornwall. [3rd s. of John, clerk in the Custom House, and Margaret. Bapt. May 9, 1799, at St Ives, Cornwall. School, St Ives.] Matric. Michs. 1824. Had studied medicine at Edinburgh, 1821; won the medal offered by George IV to Edinburgh University for a Latin Ode on the occasion of his visit to Scotland, 1822. M.D., Edinburgh, 1824. In practice at Penzance, 1828-32 and then in Truro. Edited Harvey's De Motu Cordis; contributed to Transactions of the Geological Society of Cornwall. Author, Memoir of William of Worcester; Essay on the Etymology of Cornish Names in Davies Gilbert's History of Cornwall. 'He was accomplished in all points, in divinity, in poetry, and medicine, and in the power of entertaining and instructing in his writings, and by conversation, beyond most other men.' Died July 13, 1837, at Falmouth. Monument at St Mary's Church, Truro. (Boase, Coll. Cornub., 367; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1837, II. 318-19.) | Thomas HINGSTON Approx. lifespan: 1805–1837 pens. Queens' College adm1823:12:26 Of Cornwall 3rd s. of John in the Custom House Margaret . c HINGSTON and: clerk: St Ives, Cornwall 1799:05:09 Sch: St Ives School [St Ives], [ Cornwall ] Matric. 1824:10MT: Had studied medicine Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1821 "won the medal offered by George IV to" Sch: Edinburgh University for a Latin Ode on the occasion of his visit to Scotland 1822 MD Edinburgh: 1824 In practice: at Penzance, [ Cornwall ] 1828-32 and then in Truro, [ Cornwall ] Publ.: Edited Harvey's De Motu Cordis ; contributed to Transactions of the Geological Society of Cornwall Publ.: Memoir of William of Worcester ; Essay on the Etymology of Cornish Names in Davies Gilbert's History of Cornwall "He was accomplished in all points, in divinity, in poetry, and medicine, and in the power of entertaining and instructing in his writings, and by conversation, beyond most other men." d. Falmouth, [ Cornwall ] 1837:07:13 Monument at St Mary's Church Truro, [ Cornwall ] (Boase, College Cornub ., 367; D.N.B. ; G. Mag . 1837, II. 318-19.) |