Jump to content

Philip Pye-Smith: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Adding local short description: "English physician (1839–1914)", overriding Wikidata description "anatomist (1839-1914)"
 
(30 intermediate revisions by 23 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|English physician (1839–1914)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox scientist
{{Infobox scientist
|name = Philip Henry Pye-Smith
|name = Philip Henry Pye-Smith
|image =Philip Henry Pye-Smith.jpg
|image = Philip Henry Pye-Smith.jpg
|image_size =
|image_size =
|caption =
|caption =
|birth_date = 30 August 1839
|birth_date = 30 August 1839
|birth_place = [[London]]
|birth_place = [[London]], England
|death_date = 23 May 1914
|death_date = 23 May 1914
|death_place = London
|death_place = London, England
|residence =
|residence =
|citizenship =
|citizenship =
|nationality = [[England|English]]
|nationality = [[England|English]]
|ethnicity =
|ethnicity =
|field = [[physician]]
|field = [[Medicine]]
|work_institutions =
|work_institutions =
|alma_mater = [[University of London]]
|alma_mater = [[University of London]]
Line 28: Line 31:
}}
}}


'''Philip Henry Pye-Smith''' (30 August 1839 – 23 May 1914) was an English physician, medical scientist and educator. His interest was physiology, specialising in skin diseases.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1136/bmj.1.2787.1215}}</ref><ref>[http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/3669 Philip Henry Pye-Smith]. Royal College of Physicians of London</ref>
'''Philip Henry Pye-Smith''' [[Royal Society|FRS]] FRCP (30 August 1839 – 23 May 1914) was an English physician, medical scientist and educator. His interest was physiology, specialising in skin diseases.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1136/bmj.1.2787.1215|pmc=2301248| title = Philip Henry Pye-Smith, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S| journal = BMJ| volume = 1| issue = 2787| pages = 1215–1216| year = 1914}}</ref><ref>[http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/3669 Philip Henry Pye-Smith]. Royal College of Physicians of London</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
⚫
Philip Pye-Smith was born in 1839 at Billiter Square, London EC3, England, the son of Ebenezer and Mary Anne Pye-Smith. He was educated at [[Mill Hill School]] and [[University College London]] before pursuing a medical career at [[Guy's Hospital]] and [[University of London]].
⚫
[[File:The Pye-Smith tomb in Abney Park Cemetery.JPG|thumb|The Pye-Smith tomb in Abney Park Cemetery]]


In 1894 he married Emily Gertrude Foulger (1860-1923), the daughter of Arthur Foulger and Martha Barclay.{{fact|date=July 2023}}
⚫
He was born in 1839 at Billiter Square, London EC3, England, the son of Ebenezer and Mary Anne Pye-Smith. He was educated at [[Mill Hill School]] and [[University College London]] before pursuing a medical career at [[Guy's Hospital]] and [[University of London]].
⚫
[[File:The Pye-Smith tomb in Abney Park Cemetery.JPG|thumb|250px|The Pye-Smith tomb in Abney Park Cemetery]]


⚫
Pye-Smith died in 1914 and was buried in the family tomb at [[Abney Park Cemetery]], [[Stoke Newington]] in north-east [[London]]. The tomb lies on the east side of the main southern path known as ''Dr Watt's Walk''. His wife, Emily Gertrude Pye-Smith lies with him. The grave also commemorates the loss of their only child, Lieutenant Phillip Howson Guy Pye-Smith of [[The King's (Liverpool Regiment)]], who was killed during the [[Battle of Arras (1917)|Battle of Arras]] on 15 May 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4032380/pye-smith,-philip-howson-guy/|title=Casualty|website=www.cwgc.org}}</ref>
In 1894 he married Emily Gertrude Foulger, the daughter of Arthur Foulger and Martha Barclay, founder of [[Walthamstow Hall]], an independent girls school. They had one son, Philip Howson Guy Pye-Smith, born 1896, London.<ref>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/AmpthillStAndrewsRollofHonour.html Roll of Honour – Bedfordshie – Ampthill, St Andrews & The Alameda] Lieutenant Philip Howson Guy Pye-Smith was killed in action 15 May 1917.</ref>

⚫
Pye-Smith died in 1914 and was buried in the family tomb at [[Abney Park Cemetery]], [[Stoke Newington]] in north-east [[London]]. The tomb lies on the east side of the main southern path known as ''Dr Watt's Walk''. His wife, Emily Gertrude Pye-Smith (1860-1923) lies with him. The grave also commemorates the loss of their only child, Lt Philip Howson Guy Pye-Smith (1896-1917) killed "near [[Arras]]" during the [[First World War]].


==Career highlights==
==Career highlights==
Line 44: Line 46:
* Representative to Senate of the [[University of London]] from 1902 to 1908, and was vice-chancellor from 1903 to 1905.
* Representative to Senate of the [[University of London]] from 1902 to 1908, and was vice-chancellor from 1903 to 1905.
* Representative to the [[General Medical Council]] from 1899 to 1909.
* Representative to the [[General Medical Council]] from 1899 to 1909.
* Presentation of [[Lumleian lectures]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=FJFYAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 “The Ætiology of Disease”] in 1892.
* Presentation of [[Lumleian lectures]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=FJFYAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 "The Ætiology of Disease"] in 1892.
* Presentation of [[Harveian Oration]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2422337 “Pathology as the Basis of Rational Medicine”] in 1893.
* Presentation of [[Harveian Oration]] [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2422337 "Pathology as the Basis of Rational Medicine"] in 1893.
* Publication: [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002084628 ''An Introduction to the study of diseases of the skin''] in 1893.
* Publication: [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002084628 ''An Introduction to the study of diseases of the skin''] in 1893.
* Publication: Revised ''Principles and practice of medicine'' by [[Charles Hilton Fagge]] in 1888.
* Publication: Revised ''Principles and practice of medicine'' by [[Charles Hilton Fagge]] in 1888.
Line 57: Line 59:
<references />
<references />


==External references==
==External links==
{{Wikisource author}}
{{Wikisource author}}
* [http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/darwinletters/namedefs/namedef-3889.html Darwin Correspondence Project]
* [https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20070822120000/http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/darwinletters/namedefs/namedef-3889.html Darwin Correspondence Project]
* [http://royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=((text)=%27pye-smith%27) Royal Society]
* [http://royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=((text)=%27pye-smith%27) Royal Society]


Line 74: Line 76:
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


{{Persondata
| NAME =Pye-Smith, Philip Henry
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =anatomist
| DATE OF BIRTH =August 30, 1839
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[London]], [[Middlesex]], [[England]]
| DATE OF DEATH =May 23, 1914
| PLACE OF DEATH =[[London]], [[England]]
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pye-Smith, Philip Henry}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pye-Smith, Philip Henry}}
[[Category:1839 births]]
[[Category:1839 births]]
[[Category:1914 deaths]]
[[Category:1914 deaths]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society]]
[[Category:English academics]]
[[Category:19th-century English medical doctors]]
[[Category:19th-century English medical doctors]]
[[Category:People educated at Mill Hill School]]
[[Category:People educated at Mill Hill School]]
[[Category:Burials at Abney Park Cemetery]]
[[Category:Burials at Abney Park Cemetery]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians]]
[[Category:Vice-Chancellors of the University of London]]
[[Category:Vice-chancellors of the University of London]]
[[Category:Physicians of Guy's Hospital]]

Latest revision as of 14:11, 5 October 2024

Philip Henry Pye-Smith
Born30 August 1839
London, England
Died23 May 1914
London, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materUniversity of London
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine

Philip Henry Pye-Smith FRS FRCP (30 August 1839 – 23 May 1914) was an English physician, medical scientist and educator. His interest was physiology, specialising in skin diseases.[1][2]

Life

[edit]

Philip Pye-Smith was born in 1839 at Billiter Square, London EC3, England, the son of Ebenezer and Mary Anne Pye-Smith. He was educated at Mill Hill School and University College London before pursuing a medical career at Guy's Hospital and University of London.

The Pye-Smith tomb in Abney Park Cemetery

In 1894 he married Emily Gertrude Foulger (1860-1923), the daughter of Arthur Foulger and Martha Barclay.[citation needed]

Pye-Smith died in 1914 and was buried in the family tomb at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington in north-east London. The tomb lies on the east side of the main southern path known as Dr Watt's Walk. His wife, Emily Gertrude Pye-Smith lies with him. The grave also commemorates the loss of their only child, Lieutenant Phillip Howson Guy Pye-Smith of The King's (Liverpool Regiment), who was killed during the Battle of Arras on 15 May 1917.[3]

Career highlights

[edit]

Memorial

[edit]

In St. Mark, North Audley St, Westminster there are two-stained glass windows in the memory of Philip Henry Pye-Smith.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Philip Henry Pye-Smith, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S". BMJ. 1 (2787): 1215–1216. 1914. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.2787.1215. PMC 2301248.
  2. ^ Philip Henry Pye-Smith. Royal College of Physicians of London
  3. ^ "Casualty". www.cwgc.org.
[edit]
Wikisource has original works by or about:
Philip Henry Pye-Smith
Academic offices
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of University of London
1903–1905 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_Pye-Smith&oldid=1249548704"