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... Bart . Holmes , O. W. CLASSIFIED INDEX . ... Page 304 Müller , Johann 310 Paget , James 331 Partridge , Richard 379 Prior , Sir James 385 Rae , Sir William 390 Regnault , H. V. 399 Roget , Dr. 401 | Rokitansky , Karl ... Schoenlein ...
... Bart . Holmes , O. W. CLASSIFIED INDEX . ... Page 304 Müller , Johann 310 Paget , James 331 Partridge , Richard 379 Prior , Sir James 385 Rae , Sir William 390 Regnault , H. V. 399 Roget , Dr. 401 | Rokitansky , Karl ... Schoenlein ...
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... Bart . , was born in 1815 , and educated at Eton , and Christ Church , Oxford , whence he was elected , in 1841 , to a Fellowship at All Souls . He took the degree of M.D. at Oxford in 1818 , where he holds the post of Physician to the ...
... Bart . , was born in 1815 , and educated at Eton , and Christ Church , Oxford , whence he was elected , in 1841 , to a Fellowship at All Souls . He took the degree of M.D. at Oxford in 1818 , where he holds the post of Physician to the ...
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... Bart . , Historian , eldest son of the author of " Essays on Taste , " was born in the year 1792 , at the parsonage - house of Kenley , in Shropshire . The father of the historian was a cadet of Alison of New Hall , in Angus - shire ...
... Bart . , Historian , eldest son of the author of " Essays on Taste , " was born in the year 1792 , at the parsonage - house of Kenley , in Shropshire . The father of the historian was a cadet of Alison of New Hall , in Angus - shire ...
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... Bart . , was born in 1802 . He is a magistrate and Deputy- Lieutenant for the county of Meath , a Visitor of Maynooth , and has sat for some years in the Liberal interest as Member of Parliament for Canterbury . He was M.P. for Drogheda ...
... Bart . , was born in 1802 . He is a magistrate and Deputy- Lieutenant for the county of Meath , a Visitor of Maynooth , and has sat for some years in the Liberal interest as Member of Parliament for Canterbury . He was M.P. for Drogheda ...
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... BART . , is the eldest son of the late Sir Thomas Baring , the second baronet of that name ( who was a brother of the late Lord Ashburton ) , by the daughter of Charles Sealey , Esq . , of Calcutta . He was born in 1796 , and was ...
... BART . , is the eldest son of the late Sir Thomas Baring , the second baronet of that name ( who was a brother of the late Lord Ashburton ) , by the daughter of Charles Sealey , Esq . , of Calcutta . He was born in 1796 , and was ...
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