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Charles Spooner (veterinary Surgeon)
Charles Spooner (19 October 1806 – 24 November 1871) was an English veterinary surgeon. Biography Spooner was born 19 October 1806, was youngest of the three sons of William Spooner of Fordham, Essex. His father at the time of his birth occupied the dairy farm at Mistley Park, Mannington, having removed there from Yorkshire. On leaving school, Spooner was apprenticed to a chemist, George Jervis of Westbar, Sheffield, and at the expiration of his term entered the Royal Veterinary College, as a student, November 1828. He obtained his diploma 21 July 1829, and shortly afterwards was appointed, chiefly through the influence of William Sewell (veterinary surgeon), Professor Sewell, veterinary surgeon to the Zoological Society of London, Zoological Society, a post in which he was soon succeeded by William Youatt. About the same time, beginning 3 November 1834 (Veterinarian, 1834, vii. 665), he delivered private lectures and demonstrations on veterinary anatomy in his rooms near the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Veterinary College
The Royal Veterinary College (informally the RVC) is a veterinary school located in London and a member institution of the federal University of London. The RVC was founded in 1791 and joined the University of London in 1949. It is the oldest and largest veterinary school in the United Kingdom, and one of only 11 in the country where students can study to become a vet. History 18th century The Veterinary College of London was founded in 1791 by a group led by Granville Penn, a grandson of William Penn, following the foundation of the first veterinary college in Europe in Lyon, France, in 1762. The promoters wished to select a site close to the metropolis, but far enough away to minimise the temptations open to the students, who were all men. Earl Camden was just then making arrangements to develop some fields he owned to the north of London, and he replied to the college's newspaper advertisement for a suitable site with an offer to sell it some of his land. The site was rura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
