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Samuel Sharp

Samuel Sharp (c. 1700–1778) was an influential English surgeon, son of Henry Sharp from Jamaica, who apprenticed under William Cheselden at St. Thomas's Hospital starting in 1724 and later practiced at Guy's Hospital. He authored key works including 'A Treatise on the Operations of Surgery' (1739) and 'A Critical Enquiry into the Present State of Surgery' (1754), and pioneered the corneal incision in cataract extraction. Sharp was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1749 and a member of the Paris Royal Society, and traveled extensively, publishing 'Letters from Italy' in 1766.

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Letters From Italy, Describing the Customs and Manners of That Country, in the Years 1765, and 1766. To Which is Annexed, an Admonition to Gentlemen who Pass the Alps, ... By Samuel Sharp, Esq
Letters From Italy, Describing the Customs and Manners of That Country, in the Years 1765, and 1766. To Which is Annexed, an Admonition to Gentlemen who Pass the Alps, ... By Samuel Sharp, Esq
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