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Fayrer, Joseph

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Fayrer, Joseph (1824–1907)

British surgeon-general and author. His 45-year connection with the Indian medical service began in 1850 when he became an assistant surgeon in Bengal. He also wrote prolifically on the practice of medicine in India.

The main topic of his writings on medicine was the venomous snakes of India, his most well-known work on this subject being The Thanatophidia of India (1872).



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