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Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (20 July 1816 – 29 March 1892) was an English surgeon, histologist and anatomist. He is best known for his research using microscopes to study various human organs, though during his lifetime he pursued a successful career as an ophthalmologist.
Jul 20, 1998 · Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (born July 20, 1816, Nantwich, Cheshire, Eng.—died March 29, 1892, near Dorking, Surrey) was an English surgeon and histologist who discovered that urine is a by-product of the blood filtration that is carried on in the kidney.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
If you’ve not heard of Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, you may be surprised to learn that three different parts of your body are named after him! William Bowman was born in Sweetbriar Hal l, on Hospital Street in Nantwich on 20th July, 1816. He was the third son of John Eddowes Bowman, F.L.S., F.G.S., a Banker in North Wales, and who James ...
Sir William Bowman is known as England's "father of histological anatomy andophthalmic surgery." His work in histology (the study of tissue visible onlywith the aid of a microscope) produced the most detailed observation and documentation of the structure and function of human and animal tissue.
Sir William Bowman had a profound influence on the study of anatomy by relating microscopic structure to function. He had a particular interest in the kidneys, the eye and the liver.
Sir William Bowman. 1816-1892. English surgeon and histologist known for his studies of the structure and function of the kidney, eye, and striated muscles. Bowman was appointed to King's College Hospital, London. The development of the microscope enabled him to investigate tissue structure.
Sir William Bowman was the ‘Father of General Anatomy’ in England, and the brilliant results of his investigations into the structure of the eye, of the kidney, and of the striped muscles were of themselves sufficient to establish a reputation of the highest order.
