Lewis Durlacher

Lewis Durlacher (1792– 3 March 1864) was a chiropodist who was appointed as surgeon-chiropodist to the royal household in 1823 and served under George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria.[1][2]

Lewis Durlacher
Born1792
Warwickshire, London, England
Died3 March 1864
Resting placeBalls Pond Road Cemetery
NationalityBritish
OccupationSurgeon-chiropodist
Known forService in the British royal household
SpouseSusannah Levi
ChildrenFive sons (Alfred, Alexander, Montague, Henry and George) and a daughter (Elizabeth)
Parents
  • Solomon Abraham Durlacher (father)
  • Elizabeth ("Betsy") Harris (mother)

Durlacher was born in Warwickshire[1] (some sources say Birmingham).[3] His parents, who were Jewish, were Solomon Abraham Durlacher (1757–1845), a chiropodist and dentist who came from Durlach near Karlsruhe, Germany, and his wife Elizabeth ("Betsy") Harris who was from Warwickshire, perhaps Birmingham.[3]

He and his wife Susannah (née Levi; c.1798–1874) are both buried at Balls Pond Road Cemetery in London.[4]

They had five sons (Alfred, Alexander, Montague, Henry and George) and a daughter (Elizabeth). Their son Montague succeeded his father in the role of surgeon-chiropodist to the royal household.[2][5][6] Henry and George became art dealers in London, founding Durlacher Brothers in 1843; two of Henry's sons opened a New York branch in the 1920s.[7][8]

Publications

A Treatise on Corns, Bunions, the Diseases of Nails and the General Management of the Feet. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1845.[9]

References
  1. Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Entry on Durlacher, Lewis. ISBN 9780230304666.
  2. Cooke, A M (1982). "Queen Victoria's Medical Household". Medical History. 26 (3): 319. doi:10.1017/s0025727300041521. PMC 1139189. PMID 6750291. S2CID 30855504.
  3. Brown, Malcolm, Samuel, Judith (1982–1986). "The Jews of Bath". Jewish Historical Studies. Jewish Historical Society of England. 29: 157. JSTOR 29779813.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Martin-Jones, Tony (24 June 2009). "Montague Durlacher". www.apex.net.au. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. "Mr. Durlacher of Old Burlington Street has received from the Lord Chamberlain the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Surgeon Chiropodist to Her Majesty The Queen [Victoria]." The Jewish Chronicle, 17 October 1879.
  6. "The History of the IOCP". The Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. "Dealer Records: Durlacher Brothers, New York". LootedArt.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. "Durlacher Brothers". National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. Dagnall, JC. Med Hist. 1958 Jan; 2(1): 68–69.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.