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Widdess, John (‘Jack’) David Henry
Widdess, John (‘Jack’) David Henry
(1906–82), medical historian, librarian, and biologist, was born 1 August 1906 in Limerick, son of Matthew Widdess, pharmaceutical chemist, and Emily Widdess (née Irwin). He was educated at Wesley College, Dublin. He won prizes, was admitted…...
Wilde, Sir William Robert Wills (1815–76), surgeon and polymath, was born in March 1815 at Kilkeevin, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, youngest of three sons of Thomas Wilde, a local physician, and Emily Wilde (née Fynne). He attended the Royal School, Banagher, and the Diocesan School, Elphin…...
Willoughby, Charles (c.1630–1694), physician, was born in Co. Cork, son of
Sir Francis Willoughby, a major-general in the army of Charles I and member of the provincial
council of Munster, who was appointed governor of Galway in 1636. Charles Willoughby seems to
have studied…...
Worth, Edward (c.1678–1733), MD and bibliophile, was the son, and only surviving child, of John Worth (1648–88), chancellor (1671–8) and dean (1678–88) of St Patrick's cathedral, Dublin, and his wife Comfort, and was the grandson of …...