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| Full name | Francis Carmichael Purser | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 September 1876 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1934 (aged 57) County Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Galway Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Sarah Purser (aunt) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Neurologist | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Francis Carmichael Purser (16 September 1876 – 28 February 1934) was an Irish physician and rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Born in British India, Purser lost his mother while still a baby and was sent by his father, an Indian Civil Service official, to live with extended family in Galway. He was a nephew of the portrait artist Sarah Purser. After attending Galway Grammar School, Purser studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin and as a varsity rugby player for Dublin University was capped three times for Ireland in the 1898 Home Nations, utilised as a three-quarter.[1][2]
Purser began his medical career as a pathologist and general physician, before branching out into neurology. Becoming one of Ireland's leading neurologists, Purser was an honorary professor of neurology at Trinity College Dublin. He served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Irish Medical Association.[1][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Andrew, Helen. "Purser, Francis ('Frank') Carmichael". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- ↑ "The Irish Team". South Wales Echo. 5 February 1898.
- ↑ "Professor F. C. Purser". Belfast News-Letter. 1 March 1934.
External links
[edit]- Frank Purser at ESPNscrum (archived)
- 1876 births
- 1934 deaths
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Medical doctors from British India
- Academics of Trinity College Dublin
- Irish neurologists
- Sportspeople from British India
- Dublin University Football Club players
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Galway (city)
- Rugby union three-quarters
- Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire