Philip Crampton ( 1777 - 1858 )

Birth: Dublin, Ireland (07 June 1777) Death: 10 June 1858 Profession: Surgeon Research Field: Zoology Education: Apprenticed to Solomon Richards, surgeon York Street (1791); College of Surgeons, Ireland (1798); Meath Hospital; MD (1800, Glasgow) Career: In the Army Medical Department; surgeon to the Meath Hospital (1798-1858); taught anatomy; member of the Court of Assistants (1801); surgeon to the Westmoreland Lock Hospital for Venereal Diseases (1806); Surgeon General to the Forces in Ireland (1813); Surgeon in Ordinary to the Queen; involved in the foundation of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, became President; discovered Musculus cramtonius - a tiny muscle in the eyes of birds which facilitates fine adjustments of avian vision Honours: Bt 1839 Memberships: FRCSI 1801 President 1811,1820, 1844, 1855 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/04/1812.