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'''James Goodchild Wakley''' (December 1825 in [[Brompton, London|Brompton]] – 30 August 1886 in [[Longcross]]) was a physician and later co-joint editor along with his older brother of the general medical journal ''[[The Lancet]]'', from 1862 when his father died, to his death in 1886.<ref name="lancet">{{cite journal |last1=Wakley |first1=James |title=James G. Wakley, M.D. |journal=The Lancet |date=September 1886 |volume=128 |issue=3288 |pages=463–465 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(02)13287-9 |
'''James Goodchild Wakley''' (December 1825 in [[Brompton, London|Brompton]] – 30 August 1886 in [[Longcross]]) was a physician and later co-joint editor along with his older brother of the general medical journal ''[[The Lancet]]'', from 1862 when his father died, to his death in 1886.<ref name="lancet">{{cite journal |last1=Wakley |first1=James |title=James G. Wakley, M.D. |journal=The Lancet |date=September 1886 |volume=128 |issue=3288 |pages=463–465 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(02)13287-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=McMenemey |first1=W. H. |title=The Lancet 1823–1973 |journal=The British Medical Journal |date=29 September 1973 |volume=3 |issue=5882 |pages=680–684 |doi=10.1136/bmj.3.5882.680 |jstor=25421399 |pmid=4795432 |pmc=1587006 }}</ref> Wakley was principally known as one of the most vociferous and public critics of [[Joseph Lister]]'s antiseptic technique, indeed becoming his nemesis.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gaw |first1=Jerry L. |title="A Time to Heal": The Diffusion of Listerism in Victorian Britain |journal=Transactions of the American Philosophical Society |series=New Series |date=7 June 2000 |volume=89 |issue=1 |pages=ii-v+vii+ix+xi-xii+1-173 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3185883 |doi=10.2307/3185883 |jstor=3185883 }}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 3 November 2024
James Goodchild Wakley (December 1825 in Brompton – 30 August 1886 in Longcross) was a physician and later co-joint editor along with his older brother of the general medical journal The Lancet, from 1862 when his father died, to his death in 1886.[1][2] Wakley was principally known as one of the most vociferous and public critics of Joseph Lister's antiseptic technique, indeed becoming his nemesis.[3]
Life
[edit]Wakley was the youngest son of the English surgeon and politician Thomas Wakley[1] and Elizabeth Goodchild, whose father was a merchant and a governor of St Thomas' Hospital.[4] Wakley had three siblings, but his sister had died young. He had two brothers, His eldest brother was Henry Membury Wakley (1824–1903) who became a barrister and sat as deputy coroner under his father. His other older brother was Thomas Henry Wakley (1821–1907).[4][5]
Education
[edit]His early education was completed at a school in the village of Hanwell, that is now part of the London Borough of Ealing.[1] Wakley then attended University College London where his professional training was completed. In 1849 he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In 1852 he was awarded a Doctor of Medicine at King's College, Aberdeen.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Wakley, James (September 1886). "James G. Wakley, M.D.". The Lancet. 128 (3288): 463–465. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)13287-9.
- ^ McMenemey, W. H. (29 September 1973). "The Lancet 1823–1973". The British Medical Journal. 3 (5882): 680–684. doi:10.1136/bmj.3.5882.680. JSTOR 25421399. PMC 1587006. PMID 4795432.
- ^ Gaw, Jerry L. (7 June 2000). ""A Time to Heal": The Diffusion of Listerism in Victorian Britain". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. New Series. 89 (1): ii-v+vii+ix+xi-xii+1-173. doi:10.2307/3185883. JSTOR 3185883.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 250–251.
- ^ Waller, Edmund (13 April 1907). "Thomas Henry Wakley, F.R.C.S.Eng". British Medical Journal. 1 (2415): 903–904. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.2415.903. PMC 2357313.