Memorial to John Hunter
Name/Title
Memorial to John Hunter
Date Made
1859
Medium and Materials
stone
Inscription and Marks
Engraved on the the plaque: ERECTED BY THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND TO RECORD THAT THERE RESTED IN THESE VAULTS FROM 1793 to 1859 THE BODY OF JOHN HUNTER FOUNDER OF SCIENTFIC SURGERY AFTER LONG AND DILIGENT SEARCH INITIATED AND CARRIED OUT BY FRANK BUCKLAND A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE THE REMAINS WERE IDENTIFIED AND TRANSFERRED TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Object number
SMITF.H.192