Sir Anthony Carlisle (15 February 1768 to 2 November 1840) was an English surgeon, born in Stillington, County Durham. He was apprenticed to medical practitioners in York and Durham and later studied in London under John Hunter. In 1793 he was appointed surgeon at Westminster Hospital, where he remained for 47 years. In 1800 he and William Nicholson discovered electrolysis by passing a voltaic current through water and decomposing it into hydrogen and oxygen. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1804, held a professorship of anatomy from 1808 to 1824, joined the council of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1815 and served as its president in 1828 and 1837. He was Surgeon Extraordinary to King George IV from 1820 to 1830 and was knighted in 1821.
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Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS, FRS (15 February 1768 in Stillington, County Durham, England, 2 November 1840 in London) was an English surgeon.
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He was Professor of Anatomy of the Society from 1808 to 1824.
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He was Professor of Anatomy of the Society from 1808 to 1824.
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He was Professor of Anatomy of the Society from 1808 to 1824.
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