Sheridan Delépine

A. Sheridan Delépine

Sheridan Delépine
Born1855
Died1921
NationalityBritish
Organization(s)Owens College, Machester

(1855-1921) was a Swiss bacteriologist and pathologist.

Early life and education

He was born in Perroy to a French father and Swiss mother.[1] He graduated with a B.Sc. from the University of Geneva in 1872, followed by medical studies at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, where he earned his M.B., C.M. in 1882, and in 1905 was awarded an M.Sc. by the Victoria University of Manchester.[2][3]

Career

He was professor of pathology and bacteriology at Owens College, Manchester and then at the Victoria University of Manchester.[4] Delépine was appointed when Julius Dreschfeld moved from pathology to a chair in the principles and practice of medicine in 1891; Delépine became the first Procter professor of pathology and morbid anatomy.[5] His Swiss accent made understanding his lectures rather hard, but his reputation among the students was high. He organized the work of his department with great energy and then organized and opened a public health laboratory in 1891. This laboratory contributed much to the investigation of public health and problems of sanitation. Medical students were taught practical hygiene and bacteriology in the laboratory and could obtain a diploma in public health.[6] Delépine was from 1891 to 1910 professor of comparative pathology and bacteriology (he also taught pathology 1891–1904), then professor of public health and bacteriology from 1910 to 1921.[4]

Selected publications

See also

References
  1. Elwood, Willis J.; Tuxford, Ann Félicité (1984). Some Manchester Doctors: A Biographical Collection to Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Manchester Medical Society. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-1754-4.
  2. Woodhead, G. Sims (1922). "Sheridan Delépine. Born 1st January 1855-Died 13th November 1921". The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 25 (1): 113–117. doi:10.1002/path.1700250113. ISSN 0368-3494.
  3. "SHERIDAN DELÉPINE, M.Sc., M.B". Br Med J. 2 (3178): 921–922. 1921-11-26. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.3178.921. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 2339109.
  4. Charlton, H. B. (1951) Portrait of a University. Manchester University Press; p. 179
  5. H., R. T. (November 1921). "Prof. A. S. Delépine". Nature. 108 (2717): 412. doi:10.1038/108412b0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 4111440.
  6. Book of Manchester and Salford, pp. 60-61
  • The Book of Manchester and Salford written for the ninety-seventh annual meeting of the British Medical Association in July 1929. Manchester: George Falkner & Sons, 1929; pp. 60–61
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