John Gilborne
John Gilborne (fl. 1770/80s) was an Irish physician and poet. He lived in Vicar Street, off Thomas Street, in Dublin.
Gilborne's best known poetry is The Medical Review which was a source for Charles Cameron's biographical sketches in his history of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[1]
Selected works
[edit]- The Medical Review, a poem; Being a panecyric on the faculty of Dublin; physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries, marching in procession to the temple of fame (1775)[2]
- The Triumphant Return, a Poem; In Latin and English: Humbly Dedicated to His Excellency George Grenville Nugent Temple (1788)[3]
- De regis convalescentia: On the king's recovery, an allegorical poem: in Latin and English. Alluding to the arms, crests, supporters, and mottos of the nobility of Great Britain and Ireland. (1789)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886) History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 40.
- ^ The medical review. Trove. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ The triumphant return. Stanford Libraries. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ De regis convalescentia. Stanford Libraries. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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