John Howship

John Howship FRS (1781 – 22 January 1841) was an English surgeon remembered for describing the Howship–Romberg sign. He was an assistant surgeon at St. George's Infirmary, London and lecturer at St. George's Hospital Medical School. He was a member of the council of the Royal College of Surgeons at the time of his death from a lower leg abscess.

John Howship

Howship was an associate of Robert Hooper, working on illustrations for Hooper's books.[1] He also assisted John Heaviside with exhibits for his museum.[2]

Notes

Meli, Domenico Bertoloni (19 January 2018). Visualizing Disease: The Art and History of Pathological Illustrations. University of Chicago Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780226110295. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
Kell, P. E. "Heaviside, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57471. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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[1] Meli, Domenico Bertoloni (19 January 2018). Visualizing Disease: The Art and History of Pathological Illustrations. University of Chicago Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780226110295. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[2] Kell, P. E. "Heaviside, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57471. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)