William Benjamin Carpenter ( 1813 - 1885 )

Birth: Exeter, Devon, England (29 October 1813) Death: London (10 or 19 November 1885) Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London Profession: Physician Research Field: Medicine, natural history Education: University College, London; Middlesex Hospital; MD (1835, Edinburgh) Career: Lecturer in Medical jurisprudence, Bristol Medical College; Lecturer in Physiology, Bristol Medical School (1843); had a medical practice; Fullerian Lecturer, Royal Institution, London (after 1844); Lecturer in Physiology, London Hospital Medical Department; Professor of Forensic Medicine, University College, London; Registrar, London University (1856-1879); died of burns received when taking a bath lit by an improvised spirit lamp Memberships: MRCS; LSA Honours: CB 1879 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/02/1844 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1861 Council: VP 1862-1863, 1867-1869.