Crookshank, Edgar March

Title

Prof.

First name(s)

Edgar March

Surname

Crookshank

Position(s) held at King's College London ^{Refs: *1 *2}

• First Professor of Bacteriology (founded laboratory for human and veterinary pathology), 1885 
• Fellow, 1888 
• Emeritus Professor of Comparative Pathology & Bacteriology, 1901 

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended ^Ref: *1

King's College School, (junior scholar 1878, 2nd year scholar 1879); King's College Hospital

Qualifications ^Ref: *1

MS, MRCS

Position(s) held (non King's College London) ^{Refs: *1 *2}

• Governor of Royal Veterinary College
• Civil Surgeon Medical Staff Egyptian Campaign, medal and clasp, Tel el Kebir & Khedive's Star

Professional activities ^Ref: *2

JP

Publications ^{Refs: *1 *2}

• A Manual of Bacteriology, 1886
• Bacteriology and Infective Disease, 4th edition translated into French;
• Photography of Bacteria, 1887
• History and Pathology of Vaccination, 1889
• The Prevention of Smallpox
• Contributor:  Evidence on Medical Service in Egypt Blue book 1883.
• ‘Report on the Antiseptic Methods employed at the field and base hospitals of the Egyptian Expeditions’, Lancet 1883 
• ‘Remarks on the Cholera bacillus of Koch’ Ibid 1885
• ‘On the so-called Hendon Cow Disease in relation to Scarlet Fever’ Path Trans & Rep Agric. Dept Privy Council 1887
• ‘Anthrax in Swine’ BMA, 1888
• Tubercular Mammatis
• History and Pathology of Actinmycosis Rep. Agric. Dept Privy Council, 1888 
• Several papers BMJ, Lancet & Journal Royal Agric. Soc 1894-1899

Personal details

Date of birth

1859

Place of birth ^Ref: *3

Boulogne, France

Date of death ^Ref: *1

1st July 1928

Place of death ^Ref: *1

East Grinstead

Family details ^Ref: *3

Son of Chichester Graham and Helen Crookshank, married to Harriett

Notes

Won Exhibition and gold medal in anatomy 1879; honours in midwifery 1884; served in Egyptian Expedition 1882; received Khedival Star and other decorations. Studied under Pasteur in Paris and later under Koch in Berlin