Background
He was born at Castle Bromwich, West Midlands (then Warwickshire), England on 10 September 1856, the only son of Edwin Cresswell Perry who became vicar of Seighford, Staffordshire, in 1861 and where Perry spent his early years.
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Cooper Perry
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He was initially educated by his father and then won a scholarship to Eton where he was head of school. He then attended King"s College, Cambridge, where he was "senior classic" by obtaining the highest honors in the classical tripos in 1880. He then became a medical student.
Career
He played a significant part in the foundation of the College of Nursing, now the Royal College of Nursing, in 1916 and later the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. A primary school there is named after him. In 1883 he was assistant lecturer in medicine at King"s and assistant demonstrator of anatomy at Cambridge medical school.
In 1885 he joined the London Hospital as house surgeon and qualified Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1887 he became assistant physician, demonstrator of anatomy, and then physician at Guy"s Hospital and a year later dean of Guy"s medical school.
In 1889 he helped establish a dental school at Guy"son He was superintendent at Guy"s from 1897-1920.
He was awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1935 in recognition of services to the Prince of Wales"s Hospital Fund. He had been knighted in 1903 for helping set up the Royal Army Medical College at Millbank, London.
He served as vice-chancellor of the university 1917-1919 from 1920-1926 as principal.
Achievements
Membership
From 1900-1905 he was a member of the Senate of the University of London representing of the faculty of medicine.
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December 5, 1938 (aged 82)