Sayer Walker (1748 – 9 November 1826) was an English physician.[1]
Sayer Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1748 |
| Died | 9 November 1826 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Physician |
Biography
editWalker was born in London in 1748. After school education he became a presbyterian minister at Enfield, Middlesex, but afterwards studied medicine in London and Edinburgh, graduated M.D. at Aberdeen on 31 Dec. 1791, and became a licentiate of the College of Physicians of London on 25 June 1792. He was in June 1794 elected physician to the city of London Lying-in Hospital, and his chief practice was midwifery. He retired to Clifton, near Bristol, six months before his death on 9 November 1826. He published in 1796 ‘A Treatise on Nervous Diseases,’ and in 1803 ‘Observations on the Constitution of Women.’ His writings contain nothing of permanent value.
References
edit- Specific
- ^ Patterson, A S (1972). "Sayer Walker, MD. (1748-1826), pioneer in the theory and treatment of functional nervous disorders". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 65 (6). Proc R Soc Med: 553–556. doi:10.1177/003591577206500624. PMC 1643953. PMID 4556392.
- General
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Moore, Norman (1899). "Walker, Sayer". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.