The New International Encyclopædia/Quain, Richard

QUAIN, Richard (1800-87). An English anatomist and surgeon, born at Fermoy, Ireland. He studied medicine in London and Paris. He was appointed demonstrator in 1828, professor of anatomy in 1832 in the University of London; assistant surgeon in 1834 and surgeon in 1850 to the North London Hospital, from which he resigned in 1866. He was president of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1868, and served as surgeon extraordinary to the Queen. Among his works are: Anatomy of the Arteries (1845); Diseases of the Rectum (1854); Observations on Medical Education (1865); Some Defects in General Education (1870); Clinical Lectures (1884). Dying, he bequeathed nearly £75,000 to University College, London, for education in modern languages (especially English) and in natural science.