Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet [SEP] date of death
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (20 July 1816 – 29 March 1892) was an English surgeon, histologist and anatomist. He is best known for his research using microscopes to study various human organs, though during his lifetime he pursued a successful career as an ophthalmologist.
Life.
Born in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, third son of a banker & amateur botanist/geologist, Bowman attended Hazelwood School near Birmingham from 1826. A childhood accident involving gunpowder is supposed to have
- Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816–1892)
- Sir William Paget Bowman, 2nd Baronet (1845–1917)
- Sir Paget Mervyn Bowman, 3rd Baronet (1873–1955)
- Sir John Paget Bowman, 4th Baronet (1904–1994)
- Sir Paul Humphrey Armytage Bowman, 5th Baronet (1921–2003)
Bowman baronets, of Killingworth (1961).
- Sir James Bowman, 1st Baronet (1898–1978)
- Sir George Bowman, 2nd Baronet (1923–1990)
References.
- Kidd, Charles