Surgeon-Major Henry Benjamin Hinton, born Swansea, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 7th March 1813. On Friday, March 7, 1913, on his one hundredth birthday he was the oldest living officer in the Empire and the oldest living member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He died in 1916 at the age of 103. Surgeon-Major Henry Benjamin Hinton's story is told from his journal, written in January 1887, and newspaper clippings held by his great great grandson, Philip Bramley.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Attending medical lectures
In October 1832 Mr Cumming allowed me to to attend the lectures at the London Hospital, which was about two miles from his house, delivered by Dr Pereira on Chemistry and Dr Cobb on Materia Medica/preparations used in medicine. Dr Scoffern, a friend of my wifes family was assistant to Dr Pereira, and is still alive.
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