Benjamin Ward Richardson (1828 - 1896)

Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson FRS FRCP (31 October 1828 – 21 November 1896) was an eminent British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. He was the recipient of the Fothergill gold medal, awarded by the Medical Society of London in 1854 and of the Astley Cooper triennial prize for an essay in physiology. In 1893, he was knighted in recognition of his eminent services to humanitarian causes.