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WADDELL, Laurence Austine was born on May 29, 1854. Son of Reverend T. C. Waddell, Doctor of Divinity.
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Among the Himalayas
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Lhasa and Its Mysteries: With a Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904 (Select Bibliographies Reprint Series)
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The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology, and in its Relation to Indian Buddhism (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)
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Laurence Austine WADDELL
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Laurence Austine WADDELL, British Professor of Chemistry. Served Burmali, 1886-S7 (medal with clasp); China, including Relief of Peking, 1900 (despatches, Companion oi the Order of the Indian Rmnirfl, and medal with clasp); Principal Medical Officer Tibet Mission to Lhasa, 1903-4 (despatches, C.B., medal with clasp). Member of Royal Asiatic Society.
Education
Studied at private school. Glasgow University; graduated with highest honours in Medicine, 1878. Doctor of Laws; Bachelor of Medicine.
Master in Surgery.
Career
President University Medical Society and Resident Surgeon Western Infirmary, 1879. Entered Indian Medical Service 1880. Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Medical College, Calcutta, for six years.
Sanitary Commissioner for ten years camping over the ancient “ Holy Land ” of Buddhism, where he discovered many important sites. Has travelled in Burma, China, Japan, North America, and the Himalayas and Tibet. Served Burmali, 1886-S7 (medal with clasp).
Chitral Relief Force, 1895 (medal with clasp). China, including Relief of Peking, 1900 (despatches, Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, and medal with clasp). Mahsud-Waziri Blockade, 1901-1902 (clasp).
Principal Medical Officer Malakand, 1902. Principal Medical Officer Tibet Mission to Lhasa, 1903-1904 (despatches, Companion of the Bath, medal with clasp). Professor of Tibetan, University College, London. Honourable of Glasgow University, 1895; PL.S., F.R.A.I., Indian Medical Service.
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Member of Royal Asiatic Society.
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Served Burmali, 1886-S7 (medal with clasp). China, including Relief of Peking, 1900 (despatches, Companion oi the Order of the Indian Rmnirfl, and medal with clasp). Principal Medical Officer Tibet Mission to Lhasa, 1903-4 (despatches, C.B., medal with clasp).Served Burmali, 1886-S7 (medal with clasp). China, including Relief of Peking, 1900 (despatches, Companion oi the Order of the Indian Rmnirfl, and medal with clasp). Principal Medical Officer Tibet Mission to Lhasa, 1903-4 (despatches, C.B., medal with clasp).