J. R. Hancorn
British medical doctor and author
James Richard Hancorn MRCS LSA LRCPE (14 February 1808 – 31 October 1861) was a British medical doctor and writer. His contributions to medical literature include Medical Guide to Mothers and Observations on Chloroform in Parturition.
Early and personal life
Hancorn was born in Alderney, Guernsey on 14 February 1808. He attended Burney's Academy and was articled to Mr. Jenkins, a surgeon, at the age of 15. In 1827, he entered St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified in medicine as a Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries (LSA) in 1829 and, for the next two years, acted as assistant to Mr. Terry, surgeon of Aylesbury. He settled in Sheerness, where he married Grace Kitt, daughter of Arthur Kitt, and was appointed as a coastguard surgeon in the Isle of Sheppey.
Hancorn began to decline following the death of his only son, a surgeon, at the age of 23.
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