Samuel Croker-King

Samuel Croker-King
Samuel Croker-King. Oil on canvas, n.d. Anonymous. Private collection.[1]
Born28 June 1728
Dublin
Died12 January 1817 (age 89)
Dublin
Known for
  • Sixty years service at Doctor Steevens' Hospital, Dublin
  • First president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
  • Invented own trepanning device
Dr. Steevens' Hospital in 1780[2]
Parts of Croker-King's trepanning instrument[3]
Croker-King's trepanning instrument configured for use as a trepan (A) and as a trephine (B)[3]

Samuel Croker-King (28 June 1728 – 12 January 1817) was an Irish surgeon who was associated with Doctor Steevens' Hospital in Dublin for sixty years. He was the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from 1784 to 1785. He is thought to have saved the life of the child who became the Duke of Wellington. He invented his own trepanning device.

  1. ^ Portrait of the 1st President of Royal College of Surgeons, Samuel Croker-King (1728–1817). Whyte's. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ DG18 Dr Steevens' Hospital. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference trep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).