Thomas Hingston
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Thomas Hingston MD was an English antiquarian
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Hingston, third son of John Hingston, clerk in the custom house, and Margaret his wife, was baptised at St Ives, Cornwall
, on 9 May 1799, and educated in his native town and at Queens' College, Cambridge
, where, however, he did not take any degree.
His medical studies commenced in the house of a general practitioner, whence in 1821 he removed to Edinburgh. In 1822 he won the medal offered by George IV
to Edinburgh University for a Latin ode on the occasion of his visit to Scotland. The original poem is lost, but a translation made by his brother is preserved in The Poems of Francis Hingeston, 1857, pp. 129–31.
In 1824 he was admitted to the degree of M.D., after publishing an inaugural dissertation
, De Morbo Comitiali, and in the same year he brought out a new edition of William Harvey
's De Motu Cordis et Sanguinis, with additions and corrections.
Hingston first practised as a physician at Penzance 1828–32, and afterwards removed to Truro. He contributed to the Transactions of the Geological Society of Cornwall a dissertation On the use of Iron among the Earlier Nations of Europe, iv. 113–34. To vol. iv. of Davies Gilbert's Parochial History of Cornwall he furnished A Memoir of William of Worcester, and an essay On the Etymology of Cornish Names.
He died at Falmouth, whither he had removed for the benefit of the sea air
, 13 July 1837.
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient objects of art or science, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts...
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Hingston, third son of John Hingston, clerk in the custom house, and Margaret his wife, was baptised at St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
, on 9 May 1799, and educated in his native town and at Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
, where, however, he did not take any degree.
His medical studies commenced in the house of a general practitioner, whence in 1821 he removed to Edinburgh. In 1822 he won the medal offered by George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
to Edinburgh University for a Latin ode on the occasion of his visit to Scotland. The original poem is lost, but a translation made by his brother is preserved in The Poems of Francis Hingeston, 1857, pp. 129–31.
In 1824 he was admitted to the degree of M.D., after publishing an inaugural dissertation
Inaugural dissertation
An inaugural dissertation is a presentation of major work by a new professor or doctor, in writing and/or in public speech, to inaugurate their professorship or doctorship. This academic ritual is traditional in much of Europe , although it is becoming less common in some countries and institutions...
, De Morbo Comitiali, and in the same year he brought out a new edition of William Harvey
William Harvey
William Harvey was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart...
's De Motu Cordis et Sanguinis, with additions and corrections.
Hingston first practised as a physician at Penzance 1828–32, and afterwards removed to Truro. He contributed to the Transactions of the Geological Society of Cornwall a dissertation On the use of Iron among the Earlier Nations of Europe, iv. 113–34. To vol. iv. of Davies Gilbert's Parochial History of Cornwall he furnished A Memoir of William of Worcester, and an essay On the Etymology of Cornish Names.
He died at Falmouth, whither he had removed for the benefit of the sea air
Sea air
The air at or by the sea is traditionally thought to be healthy. This was variously attributed to iodine or ozone but its cleanliness or salt may be more significant....
, 13 July 1837.