William Godwin's Diary

Lawrence, Sir William (baronet)

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 5 times, and was a venue (V) 2 times.

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1812

1  June  1812 11  November  1812

1813

5  March  1813

1815

18  March  1815 (V)

1818

4  May  1818 (V)

  • Name: Lawrence, Sir William (baronet)
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 16  July  1783
  • Death Date: 5  July  1867
  • Occupation: surgeon

There are a number of Lawrences identified in the diary. The main discussion of the different individuals involved is in the entry for Thomas Lawrence

Sir William Lawrence was a surgeon, and from 1815 Professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. He was consulted both by Mary Shelley (in 1814) and Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1815. Godwin first notes 'Lawrence, surgeon' in his diary in 1812.

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This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Newton, John Frank 2
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 2
Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane (Claire) 1
Northcote, James 1
Owen, Robert 1
Hume, Joseph 1
Hume, Alexia 1
Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) 1
Baxter Family, 1