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John William Henry Eyre (18 July 1869 – 17 February 1944) was a British
bacteriologist A bacteriologist is a microbiologist, or similarly trained professional, in bacteriology— a subdivision of microbiology that studies bacteria, typically Pathogenic bacteria, pathogenic ones. Bacteriologists are interested in studying and learnin ...
and
ophthalmologist Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...
, specialising in the bacteriology of the eye.


Life

He was born in London on 18 July 1869 the son of John Eyre. He was educated privately and at
Whitgift School Whitgift School is an independent day school with limited boarding in South Croydon, London. Along with Trinity School of John Whitgift and Old Palace School it is owned by the Whitgift Foundation, a charitable trust. The school was prev ...
in London. In 1889 he entered Guy's Hospital Medical School which linked to a Diploma at the
University of Durham Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognised university to ...
graduating MB in 1893, followed by a course in Public Health at
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. In 1899 he was elected a Fellow of the
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. His proposers were Robert Howden, Sir Thomas Oliver, Angus MacGillivray, and Sir
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In 1899 he moved to
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and in 1900 became the first recipient of the Ernest Hart Memorial Research Scholarship. In 1906 he spent the summer in
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having been co-opted onto the Royal Society Commission on Mediterranean Fever. He was vice-president of the
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. From 1920 to 1934 he was Professor of Bacteriology at the
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(attached to
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). He retired in 1934 and died on 17 February 1944.


Publications

*''The Elements of Bacteriological Technique'' (1902) several later editions *''Serums, Vaccines and Toxines in Treatment and Diagnoses'' (1910)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eyre, John William Henry 1869 births 1944 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh British ophthalmologists British microbiologists Alumni of Durham University College of Medicine People educated at Whitgift School Fellows_of_the_Zoological_Society_of_London