William Benjamin Carpenter

William Benjamin Carpenter CB FRS (29 October 1813 – 19 November 1885) was an English physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist. He was instrumental in the early stages of the unified University of London.

Personal facts

William Benjamin Carpenter
Birth dateOctober 29, 1813
Birth place
Exeter
Religion
Unitarianism
Date of deathNovember 10, 1885
Place of death
Camden Town
Resting place
Highgate Cemetery
Education
University College London
Parents
Children
TitleMD Edin. (1839)FRS (1844)Fullerian Professor of Physiology (1844–1848)LL.D. Edin. (1871)President of the British Science Association (1872)CB (1879)Fellow of the Royal Botanic SocietyFGSFLSMRCSPresident of the Royal Medical Society

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  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=qj4AAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR13&dq=principles+of+human+physiology+1842&hl=en&ei=eqaoTuXkNoSBsgLn68miDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6wEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://www.archive.org/details/onuseabuseofalco00carp
  3. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/25225
  4. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/creator/1661
  5. http://www.johnmadjackfuller.homestead.com/fullerianprofessors.html
  6. http://www.sgipt.org/medppp/psymot/carp1852.htm