William Hey
Surgeon, Deceased Person
1736 – 1819
Who was William Hey?
William Hey was an English surgeon, born in Pudsey, West Yorkshire. He was a surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary from its opening in a temporary building in 1776, and senior surgeon from 1773 to 1812.
He gave his name to Hey's amputation, Hey's internal derangement, Hey's ligament, and Hey's saw, used in skull surgery.
Hey served as mayor of Leeds in 1787–88 and 1802–03. In 1783 he was President of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. He also founded the Leeds Club. In March, 1775 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Hey's son William Hey was also a surgeon.
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- Born
- Aug 23, 1736
Pudsey - Children
- Profession
- Lived in
- Leeds
- Died
- Mar 23, 1819
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on July 23, 2013
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