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University of London, Fellowes Medal for Medicine, 1827, gold Medal by William Wyon, awarded to George Jackson in 1864, a key proponent of the development of medical care in western England, bust left, W. WYON RA on truncation, ROBERTVS FELLOWES. L.L.D. MERENTI PROPOSVIT., rev. MORBIS INSPECTIS DESCRIPTISQVE MERVIT. VNIV: COLL: LOND: ALVMNVS. in five lines, edge inscribed, GEORGE JACKSON. SUMMER TERM 1864., 38mm, 36.31g (BHM 1311; cf. Eimer 1198). Some light hairlines and marks but otherwise extremely fine, and rare, particularly awarded this early in the medal's history, awarded to an important figure in western England's 19th and 20th century medical development.The reverse Latin legend translates "A pupil of University College London has won [this] for inspecting and diagnosing diseases".
Born 23 August 1843, George Jackson MRCS FRCS LSA JP was the son of a surgeon, Richard Smart Jackson and his wife, Anne Tapson Channon. Having attended Portland Grammar School in Plymouth, he progressed to University College, London, where he was awarded the Fellowes gold medal in 1864.
He worked at the Bolton infirmary as a house surgeon before becoming senior house surgeon to the West London Hospital in Hammersmith, before returning west to Plymouth to take on a position within the Plymouth Union as district medical officer and public vaccinator, where he acted as not only surgeon to both the Provident Dispensary and the Devon and Cornwall Ear and Throat Hospital, but also as medical officer to the Plymouth educational authority. Elected a direct representative on the General Medical Council in 1901, he served from 1902-1907, when he chose not to stand for re-election. He held the presidency of the South-Western branch of the British Medical Association, as well as that of the Poor Law Officers' Medical Association and a vice-presidency for the Incorporated Medical Practitioners' Association. His largest contribution, however, might be seen in his founding of the Devon and Cornwall Ear and Throat Hospital in roughly 1893 alongside a G.E. Bean, bringing its amalgamation in April 1930 with the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital.
His published works were "On curetting for suppuration in the middle ear, illustrated by a case of supposed malignant growth", J. Laryng, 1898, 13, 498., "Mont Estoril (Portugal) and the Neighbourhood, with Dr. C.J. Renshaw", British Medical Journal, 1907, 1, 31., "The Importance of the nasal accessory sinuses in relation to the ears", British Medical Journal, 1907, 2, 969., and "The etiology of exostoses of the external auditory meatus", British Medical Journal, 1909, 2, 1137.
In his personal life, he married an Agnes Jane, daughter of John Mugliston, of Radcliffe, Lancashire, and was survived by his only son, who went on to become the Reverend Donald Jackson. Being a prominent member of the Liberal party in Plymouth, he took an active part in municipal affairs, particularly in the housing of the poor. He also was an established part of the Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural History and Antiquarian Society, where starting as a curator, he rose to the presidency. An enthusiastic supporter of the League of Nations, before 1914 he was outspoken in his concern at the sums of money spent on armaments, and was described as a "rugged, humorous old gentleman, whose abilities deserved a much larger share of medical practice than he ever attained". His death came on 10th May 1931 whereafter he was buried in Plymouth's Old Cemetery.
To read more about his life and others like him, visit https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/ to read accounts from Victor Plarr's Lives of the Fellows.
Robert Fellowes (1771-1847) was a philanthropist, editor of Critical Review, friend of Queen Caroline, benefactor of Edinburgh University and one of the promotors of London University, now University College. British Historical Medals tells us that he provided two annual gold prize medals to be awarded for proficiency in clinical medicine, and that this was out of personal gratitude to Dr John Elliotson, Chair of Medicine, at the university.
Born 23 August 1843, George Jackson MRCS FRCS LSA JP was the son of a surgeon, Richard Smart Jackson and his wife, Anne Tapson Channon. Having attended Portland Grammar School in Plymouth, he progressed to University College, London, where he was awarded the Fellowes gold medal in 1864.
He worked at the Bolton infirmary as a house surgeon before becoming senior house surgeon to the West London Hospital in Hammersmith, before returning west to Plymouth to take on a position within the Plymouth Union as district medical officer and public vaccinator, where he acted as not only surgeon to both the Provident Dispensary and the Devon and Cornwall Ear and Throat Hospital, but also as medical officer to the Plymouth educational authority. Elected a direct representative on the General Medical Council in 1901, he served from 1902-1907, when he chose not to stand for re-election. He held the presidency of the South-Western branch of the British Medical Association, as well as that of the Poor Law Officers' Medical Association and a vice-presidency for the Incorporated Medical Practitioners' Association. His largest contribution, however, might be seen in his founding of the Devon and Cornwall Ear and Throat Hospital in roughly 1893 alongside a G.E. Bean, bringing its amalgamation in April 1930 with the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital.
His published works were "On curetting for suppuration in the middle ear, illustrated by a case of supposed malignant growth", J. Laryng, 1898, 13, 498., "Mont Estoril (Portugal) and the Neighbourhood, with Dr. C.J. Renshaw", British Medical Journal, 1907, 1, 31., "The Importance of the nasal accessory sinuses in relation to the ears", British Medical Journal, 1907, 2, 969., and "The etiology of exostoses of the external auditory meatus", British Medical Journal, 1909, 2, 1137.
In his personal life, he married an Agnes Jane, daughter of John Mugliston, of Radcliffe, Lancashire, and was survived by his only son, who went on to become the Reverend Donald Jackson. Being a prominent member of the Liberal party in Plymouth, he took an active part in municipal affairs, particularly in the housing of the poor. He also was an established part of the Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural History and Antiquarian Society, where starting as a curator, he rose to the presidency. An enthusiastic supporter of the League of Nations, before 1914 he was outspoken in his concern at the sums of money spent on armaments, and was described as a "rugged, humorous old gentleman, whose abilities deserved a much larger share of medical practice than he ever attained". His death came on 10th May 1931 whereafter he was buried in Plymouth's Old Cemetery.
To read more about his life and others like him, visit https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/ to read accounts from Victor Plarr's Lives of the Fellows.
Robert Fellowes (1771-1847) was a philanthropist, editor of Critical Review, friend of Queen Caroline, benefactor of Edinburgh University and one of the promotors of London University, now University College. British Historical Medals tells us that he provided two annual gold prize medals to be awarded for proficiency in clinical medicine, and that this was out of personal gratitude to Dr John Elliotson, Chair of Medicine, at the university.