William Cowper ( c 1666 - 1709 )

Birth: Petersfield, Sussex, England (c 1666) Death: Petersfield, Sussex (08 March 1709) Burial: St Nicholas Church, Bishop's Sutton Profession: Surgeon Research Field: Anatomy Education: Apprenticed to William Bignall and then to John Fletcher, surgeons of London Career: Practised in London (1691); published works on anatomy, incorporating illustrations by Gothofridus Bidloo (FRS 1696), which gave rise to an exchange of acrimonious pamphlets; began to suffer from dropsy and retired to Petersfield (1708) Memberships: Barber-Surgeons' Company Membership: Fellow Election Date: 11/01/1699.