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William Sharp

English homeopath

PersonhumanQ8018325

Born: 1805
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Died: 1896
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Birthplace: Armley
Place of death: Llandudno
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: homeopath
, surgeon
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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William Sharp (1805–1896) was an English surgeon and physician. Sharp is credited with first advocating the establishment of local museums in Britain and for putting science on the curricula of British public schools. He was the first science teacher in a British public school and an early advocate of homoeopathy.

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Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society
Member of: Royal Society of London(since 1840)
Given name: William
Place of burial: Wales
Family name: Sharp
Sex or gender: male

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