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  2. Barber surgeon of Avebury - Wikipedia

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    The story of the barber surgeon is one that most visitors to the prehistoric Avebury stone circle will have heard. The traditional interpretation goes as follows; a pious traveller was assisting the folk of Avebury village in burying the pagan standing stones during the fourteenth century. As he was digging out the underside of a stone it fell ...

  3. Barber surgeon - Wikipedia

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    Franz Anton Maulbertsch's The Quack (c. 1785) shows barber surgeons at work. Bloodletting set of a barber surgeon, beginning of 19th century, Märkisches Museum Berlin. The barber surgeon, one of the most common European medical practitioners of the Middle Ages, was generally charged with caring for soldiers during and after battle.

  4. The Worst Jobs in History - Wikipedia

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    The Worst Jobs in History is a British television series hosted by Tony Robinson on Channel 4. The second series was shown in March 2006 on History Television in Canada, then in April 2006 on Channel 4 in the UK.

  5. William Davies (barber-surgeon) - Wikipedia

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    Davies was a native of Hereford, and became a barber-surgeon of London.He states that he was a gentleman by birth, and served in many naval and military operations. [1]On 28 January 1597–8, he sailed in a trading-ship (the Francis) from Saltash, Cornwall, and reached Cività Vecchia, the port of Rome.

  6. Aaron Kosminski - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Polish barber and Jack the Ripper suspect Aaron Kosminski Born Aron Mordke Kozmiński (1865-09-11) 11 September 1865 Kłodawa, Congress Poland, Russian Empire Died 24 March 1919 (1919-03-24) (aged 53) Leavesden Hospital, Hertfordshire, England Nationality Polish Occupation(s) Barber ...

  7. Magdalena Bendzisławska - Wikipedia

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    Ancient medical tools for barber surgeons: razor, knife for bloodletting, hook for tooth extraction and cups for fire cupping. Magdalena was the wife of Walenty Bendzisławski, a Barber Surgeon working at the salt mine in Wieliczka near Kraków in southern Poland. The couple lived next to the mine where workers routinely suffered from many ...

  8. BBC Bitesize - Wikipedia

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    GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home.

  9. Edmund Harman - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Harman (c.1509–1577) was the barber-surgeon of Henry VIII of England and a member of his Privy Chamber. [1] He served alongside Thomas Wendy and George Owen.. In February 1536, Harman was made bailiff of Hovington, and given the keeping of the manor-place and the farm thereto belonging, with fees of 5l. a year; during the minority of [blank] Berkley, lord Berkley, son and heir of the ...