John Higginbottom ( 1788 - 1876 )

Birth: Aston-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England (14 June 1788) Death: 07 April 1876 Profession: Surgeon Education: Studied medicine at Edinburgh (from 1809); attended lectures of surgeons including Sir Astley Cooper Career: Apprenticed to an uncle who was a Surgeon at Stockport; assistant to a surgeon in a large practice, Nottingham; set up own practice, Nottingham (after 1818) Memberships: MRCS (1818); FRCS (Honorary) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/06/1852.