Francis rynd biography
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Francis Rynd
Irish physician (1801–1861)
Francis Rynd (1801 – 19 July 1861) was an Irish physician known for inventing the hypodermic needle used in syringes.
Early life
[edit]Rynd was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1801 to James Rynd and his third wife Hester Fleetwood. Rynd attended medical school at Trinity College Dublin, where he was reputed to be a "wayward" student, known for his busy social life and love of fox hunting.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Rynd worked at the Meath Hospital in Dublin.[4] At the Meath Hospital he trained under surgeon Sir Philip Crampton.[5]
Rynd became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1830. In 1836 he took a surgical post in the Meath Hospital working alongside William Stokes and Robert James Graves. Dr Rynd, who had a lucrative private practice, also served as medical superintendent of the Mountjoy Prison.[citation needed]
Rynd was a member of the exclusive Kildare Street Club.
Hypodermic needle
[edit]In a 12 March 1845 article in the Dublin Medical Press, Rynd outlined how he had injected painkillers into a patient with a hypodermic syringe in on 3 June 1844:[6][7]
"Margaret Cox, aetat. 59, of spare habit, was admitted into
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Francis Rynd (1801-1861)
First Hypodermic Injection
Francis Rynd was born in Dublin in 1801, son of John Rynd of Ryndville, Co. Meath. � He attended Trinity College Dublin at 16 years, and was a medical student in the Meath Hospital under Sir Philip Crampton. � He was at first poor at his studies, as he had a passionate love of hunting, often skipping his hospital attendance to follow the hounds. � Crampton, despite these lapses, recognised Rynd’s potential and asked William Porter, one of the younger surgeons to watch him. � Porter treated him with great kindness, even taking him into his house.
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Rynd made rapid progress under Porter’s tutelage, and after qualifying established his practice ultimately in 14 Hume Street. � He gained membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1830. � He had a highly successful and fashionable practice, including most of the Irish nobility, and was one of the few doctors admitted to the exclusive Kildare Club. � He aroused some degree of professional jealousy among his peers.
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In 1836, Rynd took a surgical post at the Meath Hospital, becoming a colleague of Robert Graves, William Stokes and Sir Philip Crampton who had helped him as a student. � Rynd always regarded him with grateful affection and respec
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