Samuel Croker-King

Samuel Croker-King
Samuel Croker-King
	Samuel Croker-King. Oil on canvas, n.d. Anonymous. Private collection.
Born	28 June 1728; Dublin
Died	12 January 1817 (age 89); Dublin
Known for	Sixty years service at Doctor Steevens' Hospital, Dublin; First president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI); Invented own trepanning device;

Samuel Croker-King (28 June 1728 – 12 January 1817) was an Irish surgeon who was associated with Doctor Steeven's Hospital in Dublin for sixty years. He was the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from 1784 to 1785. He is thought to have saved the life of the child who became the Duke of Wellington. He invented his own trepanning device.

^ Portrait of the 1st President of Royal College of Surgeons, Samuel Croker-King (1728–1817). Whyte's. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ DG18 Dr Steevens' Hospital. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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[whyte-1] Portrait of the 1st President of Royal College of Surgeons, Samuel Croker-King (1728–1817). Whyte's. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[2] DG18 Dr Steevens' Hospital. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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Samuel Croker-King
Samuel Croker-King. Oil on canvas, n.d. Anonymous. Private collection.^[1]
Born	28 June 1728 Dublin
Died	12 January 1817 (age 89) Dublin
Known for	Sixty years service at Doctor Steevens' Hospital, Dublin First president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Invented own trepanning device