Thom's Irish Who's Who/Pearson, Charles Yelverton

PEARSON, Charles Yelverton, M.D., M.Ch., F.R.C.S. Eng.; Professor of Surgery, University College, Cork, 1900; Hon. Surgeon to the King in Ireland, 1916; Senior Surgeon to the North Charitable Infirmary; Surgeon to the Victoria Hospital Incorporated; Hon. Obstetric Surgeon to the County and City of Cork Lying-in Hospital; Fellow of the Association of Surgeons, Great Britain and Ireland, &c. Born Kilworth, Co. Cork, Aug., 1857; fourth son of William W. Pearson, M.D., who was g. g. son of Rev. William Pearson, LL.D., Chancellor, York, and Archdeacon of Nottingham; m. Christiana Dorothea, eldest dau. of Dr. Tuckey, of Bantry, Co. Cork, and has issue two sons and one dau. Educated at Model and Messrs. Perrott's Schools, Cork; obtained numerous Scholarships, Exhibitions and Prizes in Queen's College, Cork; graduated M.D. with First Class Honours and Gold Medal in the Queen's University, 1878; Senior Demonstrator of Anatomy, Queen's College, 1878-1884; Professor of Materia Medica, 1884-1900; Professor of Surgery 1900; Life Hon. Member of the Austin Flint Medical Association of Iowa, U.S.A., 1900: appointed Surgical Fellow of the late Royal University, 1903; Senator of the National University of Ireland, 1908; Pubns.: Modern Surgical Technique 1906; has made numerous contributions to Medical and Surgical literature, &c. Recns.: yachting, salmon and trout fishing, shooting, motoring. Res.: 1 Sidney Place, Cork. Clubs: Cork County; Royal Cork Yacht Club.