BABINGTON

Benjamin Guy ( son of Wm. Babington of London, physician 1756–1833 ). b. Guy’s Hospital 1794; ed. at the Charter house 1803–1807; midshipman R.N., served at Walcheren and Copenhagen 1809; in the Madras medical service 1812–19; studied at Guy’s Hospital and Pemb. coll. Cam., M.B. 1825, M.L. 1827, M.D. 1830, F.R.C.P. 1831; delivered Croonian and Lumleian lectures; F.R.S. 13 March 1828, on the council 1861–63; a istant phys. to Guy’s Hospital 1837 and phys. 1840–55; a founder of Sydenham Society 1843, treasurer 1843–58 when society was di olved; chief founder of Epidemiological society Aug. 1850, pres. 1850–64; pres. of Royal Medical and Chirurgical society 1861; invented the Laryngoscope, made for him by an optician called Els worthy and exhibited at Hunter i an Society 18 March 1829; took out patents for pens 1843, and for preventing incrustation of boilers 1850; author of Pa ing thoughts in sonnet [ anon. ] 1855. d. 31 George st. Hanover sq. 8 April 1866 in 73 year. Trans. of Epidemiological Society ii , 160–67 and 471–76 (1865–67).