John Collis Browne
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Dr. John Collis Browne MRCS
(1819–1884) was a British Army officer, inventor of items for yachts and the originator of the medicine Chlorodyne
. Dr. Browne first used the remedy in India in 1848, when there was a desperate visitation of cholera, whilst he was serving with the 98th Regiment of Foot as their surgeon. In 1856 he left the army and went into partnership with John Thistlewood Davenport
, Chemist, then at 33 Great Russell Street
, to whom he assigned the sole right to manufacture and market his Chlorodyne which, since the Medicines Act of 1968 has been known as 'J. Collis Browne's Compound'. It was still marketed by J.T. Davenport & Sons - the same family - up until the 1960s.
Upon Dr. Browne's death plans were made by Messrs Davenport to erect a plaque on the house in which he had lived in his memory. The plaque was designed by William Sharpington, the distinguished lettering craftsman, and unveiled by the Mayor of Ramsgate on 8th May 1973. Dr N.M. Goodman recorded the event in The Lancet
' published under the heading 'IN ENGLAND NOW - a Running Commentary by Peripatetic Correspondents'.
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
MRCS is a professional qualification for surgeons in the UK and IrelandIt means Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In the United Kingdom, doctors who gain this qualification traditionally no longer use the title 'Dr' but start to use the title 'Mr', 'Mrs', 'Miss' or 'Ms'.There are 4 surgical...
(1819–1884) was a British Army officer, inventor of items for yachts and the originator of the medicine Chlorodyne
Chlorodyne
Chlorodyne was the name for one of the most famous patent medicines sold in the British Isles. It was invented in the 19th century by a Dr. John Collis Browne, a doctor in the British Indian Army; its original purpose was in the treatment of cholera...
. Dr. Browne first used the remedy in India in 1848, when there was a desperate visitation of cholera, whilst he was serving with the 98th Regiment of Foot as their surgeon. In 1856 he left the army and went into partnership with John Thistlewood Davenport
John Thistlewood Davenport
John Thistlewood Davenport was an English pharmacist and businessman. He was the founder of J. T. Davenport & Sons, a pharmaceuticals company based in Great Russell Street, London which sold Dr...
, Chemist, then at 33 Great Russell Street
Great Russell Street
Great Russell Street is a street in Bloomsbury, central London, England. It is the location of the main entrance of the British Museum to the north. The Congress Centre of the Trades Union Congress is located at number 28...
, to whom he assigned the sole right to manufacture and market his Chlorodyne which, since the Medicines Act of 1968 has been known as 'J. Collis Browne's Compound'. It was still marketed by J.T. Davenport & Sons - the same family - up until the 1960s.
Upon Dr. Browne's death plans were made by Messrs Davenport to erect a plaque on the house in which he had lived in his memory. The plaque was designed by William Sharpington, the distinguished lettering craftsman, and unveiled by the Mayor of Ramsgate on 8th May 1973. Dr N.M. Goodman recorded the event in The Lancet
The Lancet
The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals...
' published under the heading 'IN ENGLAND NOW - a Running Commentary by Peripatetic Correspondents'.