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| Myers, Walter. Adm. at CAIUS, Oct. 1, 1890. [Only] s. of George, merchant, of Birmingham. B. there, 1872. School, King Edward's, Birmingham, and at Mason College. Matric. Michs. 1890; (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class, 1892); B.A. 1894; M.A., M.B. and B.Chir., 1897. B.Sc., London, 1892. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1897. At St Thomas's Hospital. Clinical Assistant there. Worked under Professor Ehrlich at the University of Freiburg. Investigated the action of cobra poison. Went to Brazil (with H. E. Durham of King's College) in charge of the Yellow Fever Expedition, sent out by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Died Jan. 20, 1901, at Para, of yellow fever. The Walter Myers Lectureship in Tropical Medicine at Liverpool University was founded in his memory. (Venn, II. 514; Medical Directories.) | Walter MYERS Approx. lifespan: 1872–1901 Adm Gonville & Caius College 1890:10:01 Only s. of George MYERS merchant, of Birmingham, [Warwickshire], b. there 1872 Sch: King Edward's School Birmingham, [Warwickshire], , and at Sch: Mason College Birmingham, ???, [Warwickshire], Matric 1890:10MT: Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt I, 1st Class(1892)); BA 1894 MA MB 1897 BChir 1897 B.Sc., London , 1892 MRCS LRCP 1897 At: St Thomas' Hospital [London], Clinical Assistant: there. Worked under Professor: Ehrlich at Sch: University of Freiburg [Germany], Investigated the action of cobra poison. Went to Brazil , (with H. E. Durham of King's College [???] in charge of the Yellow Fever Expedition, sent out by the Sch: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine d. 1901:01:20 at Para, [Brazil], , of yellow fever. The Walter MYERS Lectureship in Tropical Medicine at Sch: Liverpool University Liverpool, ???, was founded in his memory. ( Venn, II. 514; Medical Directories .) |