William Cormick
William Cormick (1822 in Tabriz – 30 December 1877), was an Iranian physician in Qajar Iran during the reigns of Mohammad Shah Qajar (1834–1848) and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1848–1896). He is noted for having played an important role in the diffusion of Western medicine into Iranian society.[1] He is also noted as the only westerner to have met the Báb.
Biography
Education
William Cormick was born in Tabriz to the British physician of
Career
From 1844 to 1855 Cormick worked as a physician in London and in
The Báb
During the
Awards
He was awarded the Order of the Lion and the Sun (2nd class).[1] On 19 October 1876 Cormick became a fellow of the British Royal College of Surgeons.
Personal life
Cormick was married to an Armenian woman named Tamar, who was the younger sister of Anna, the Armenian wife of Edward Burgess (merchant).[1] Cormick died on 30 December 1877, and was buried in Tabriz in the same cemetery as his father, brother and nine other Cormick family members.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Momen 1993, pp. 275–276.
- ^ Floor 2004, p. 169.
- ^ Lambton 1987, p. 203.
- ^ Amanat 1997, pp. 78–79.
- E. G. Browne.
Sources
- ISBN 978-1860640971.
- Floor, Willem (2004). Public Health in Qajar Iran. Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-0934211086.
- ISBN 9781850430414.
- Momen, Moojan (1993). "CORMICK, WILLIAM". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VI, Fasc 3. pp. 275–276.
Further reading
- Flannery, Vincent. Adventures in Biographical Research: John and William Cormick, in Solas, 4 (2004).
- McNamara, Brendan. Dr. Cormick: The man who met the Báb.