The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-18
Obituary.
DOCTOR PARIS, PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE OF |
PHYSICIANS, LONDON.

pocToR PARIS, PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE OF
PHYSICIANS, LONDON.
From toe London Zines Dec Is
II 10 with very tincere regret that We announce the
desin Of this excellent and oistiUguihed MAJ which 90
CURED os,erisy morning, s hslfpsas ocock at bis
ard q. ibe same time hoporsble a career. For bali
century precisely DR. PANE had pra,sed az physician,
bad risen &c the very hiehs. hopors ~hich IN
Was born 1T Cambridge. on the Tth OF August, in the
yea, 1855. and at % years OF sse he was elected phys
cisn % the Westminster Hoe pits-s most distinguished
honor Tor young aud he Continued In the active
exercise Of his ofcsaiona duties until within fort
night OF his death. When bot fourteen years OF
eye be commenced bis studies for the arduous
profession en- which be about TO enter. and
followed them up with q zeal incredible 10 80
young . person. When he had attsned the ripe age
o. three score years and ten the old man, true 10
The rs'ou'op Of he boy voluu ,ary toox upon himself
the srduous duties President OF the Medical Council o.
The Bos,d Of Heath. and with bis hand the
Introductory report tho cholera OF 1884 His personal
history ma be dismissed 10 few brief sentences Born
at Ceuhridge, az have said. In 1855 he became
utmtey OF Csius College IN that Tn verify and eradu
ated when very young IN medicine. Among his coniem.
rpre. he distinguished for the extent and elegance
o. be ella. teal mianments The Classic al Trpos
not tb,D IN eyi,snce and independently o. the oxi
sepots Of his medical degree he had not at the Unver
sy tny opportunity for displaying that ne and Intimate
knowledge OF the writer's Of antiquity for which he
Afterwards 30 distinguished both In private life and
PIosd'bt Of the College OF Physicians Daring his resi-
6eute at P,pzsnce Dr. Paris distinguished himself % the
founder Of the Royal Geological Society Cornw this
we believe, was tho 6rsi Geological Society in England,
when at Per zapce 100, he TO the miners the great
boon OF the "tsmpng bar" the instrument by which
they sre enabled TO pursue their business amid In
nsmn sbe fasee without the fear OF striking Gre from
the rock By this simple but admirable invention DR..
ris no doubt ssved mere lives than many heroes havs
destroyed 10 the year 1910 he returned 10 London and
here for 45 or 30 years he WAS actively occupied
practising physician. He was elected President Of the
Oese OF Physicians in the year 1874 and this office he
held Until the hour Of his death. DR. Paris not only
hrown ara physician Of the highest eminence, he
remarkable for bis literary ability The life Of Cir
Humphrey avy !" win ever remain one Of the classical
Biographies Of the English language. In conjunction
with Mr. Fonblapque he also wrote the Medical Jurs.
prudence" which has remained text book with lawyers
until our own day His works Of . more professional
character bis treatise "On Det,u which nrn
brought him into notice, and which Wa published ii
very early age; bic "Pharmacologia" which has run
through editions than most books and his work on
medical chemistry. Besides these, and many other
aekpovedged publications, his "Philoeephy In Sport
has attained enormous popularity and with his fe
the motive for mcqpnio which was never really main.
tanned has altogether terminated.