Frank Purser

Frank Purser
OBE
Full nameFrancis Carmichael Purser
Date of birth(1876-09-16)16 September 1876
Place of birthBritish India
Date of death28 February 1934(1934-02-28) (aged 57)
Place of deathCounty Dublin, Ireland
SchoolGalway Grammar School
UniversityTrinity College Dublin
Notable relative(s)Sarah Purser (aunt)
Occupation(s)Neurologist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1898 Ireland 3 (0)

Francis Carmichael Purser (16 September 1876 — 28 February 1934) was an Irish physician and rugby union player.

Biography

Born in British India, Purser lost his mother while still a baby and was sent by his father, an Indian Civil Service official, to live with extended family in Galway. He was a nephew of the portrait artist Sarah Purser. After attending Galway Grammar School, Purser studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin and as a varsity rugby player for Dublin University was capped three times for Ireland in the 1898 Home Nations, utilised as a three-quarter.[1][2]

Purser began his medical career as a pathologist and general physician, before branching out into neurology. Becoming one of Ireland's leading neurologists, Purser was an honourary professor of neurology at Trinity College Dublin. He served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Irish Medical Association.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Andrew, Helen. "Purser, Francis ('Frank') Carmichael". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
  2. ^ "The Irish Team". South Wales Echo. 5 February 1898.
  3. ^ "Professor F. C. Purser". Belfast News-Letter. 1 March 1934.