Richard Quain (1800–87)

Irish-born anatomist and surgeon. Often confused with his cousin, Richard Quain, a physician. Studied anatomy in London and Paris. Professor of descriptive anatomy, University of London (now University College, London), 1832–50. Assistant surgeon, North London Hospital (now University College Hospital), 1834; surgeon, 1850. Published Anatomy of the arteries of the human body (1841–4), and Diseases of the rectum (1854). FRS 1844.