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James Barry

1795 - 1865

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James Barry (born Margaret Anne Bulkley, or Bulkeley; c. 1789 – 25 July 1865) was a military surgeon in the British Army. Originally from the city of Cork in Ireland, Barry obtained a medical degree from the University of Edinburgh Medical School, then served first in Cape Town, South Africa, and subsequently in many parts of the British Empire. Before retirement, Barry had risen to the rank of Inspector General (equivalent to Brigadier) in charge of military hospitals, the second-highest medical office in the British Army. Barry improved conditions not only for wounded soldiers, but also those of the native inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Barry is the 290th most popular physician (down from 271st in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 74th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, James Barry ranks 290 out of 726. Before her are Irmfried Eberl, Norman Bethune, Ali ibn Ridwan, Sun Simiao, Gregg L. Semenza, and William Gull. After her are Pierre Fauchard, Dean Mahomed, Herman Snellen, Leonid Kulik, Leopold Auenbrugger, and Henry Heimlich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, James Barry ranks 24. Before her are John William Polidori, Hadji Murad, Anselme Payen, Vincent Pallotti, Heinrich Marschner, and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. After her are Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Johns Hopkins, Augustin Thierry, Peter Andreas Hansen, Antoine-Louis Barye, and Maria Schicklgruber. Among people deceased in 1865, James Barry ranks 29. Before her are Constant Troyon, Shoqan Walikhanov, Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Madeleine Sophie Barat, George Phillips Bond, and Giuditta Pasta. After her are Fredrika Bremer, Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas, Shigechiyo Izumi, Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, Antoine Wiertz, and Andrés Bello.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, James Barry ranks 96 out of 549. Before her are Edward Mulhare (1923), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), Dymphna (700), Edward Carson (1854), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), and Maureen O'Sullivan (1911). After her are Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785), John Banville (1945), Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), Christy Brown (1932), Andrew Graham (1815), and Pierce Butler (1744).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Ireland

Among physicians born in Ireland, James Barry ranks 1. After her are William Stokes (1804), Joshua Pim (1869), and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737).

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