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5 unusual facts about Abraham Colles


Abraham Colles

Afterwards, he lived in London for a short period, working with the famous surgeon Sir Astley Cooper in his dissections of the inguinal region.

His grandson was the eminent music critic and lexicographer Henry Cope (H. C.) Colles.

He also described the membranous layer of subcutaneous tissue of the perineum, which came to be known as Colles' fascia.

Dr Steevens' Hospital

Abraham Colles (1773-1843) was appointed to the hospital in 1799, where he remained for 42 years.

Kilkenny Marble

The quarry was owned by the Colles family, a famous member being Professor Abraham Colles who gave his name to the Colles' fracture.



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