Sir Erasmus Wilson, (1809-1884):
surgeon and archaeologist

             
Sir Erasmus Wilson, drawn by 'Spy',
for Vanity Fair

Wilson was a British surgeon, born in London, and best known as a specialist on skin diseases. He paid £10,000 to transport Cleopatra's Needle (c.1475 BCE) from Egypt to London.

President of  the College of Surgeons and of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Wilson was also one of the first shareholders in the London & Provincial Turkish Bath Company Ltd.

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Turkish baths for animals. Part 3: Turkish baths for racehorses

Early problems and controversies. Part 8: shampooing and nakedness