John Beddoe

John Beddoe (1826-1911) was one of England's most prominent ethnologists. Born in Bewdley, Worcestershire and educated at University College, London (B.A. London)) and Edinburgh University (M.D. 1853), he served in the Crimean War and was Physician at Bristol Royal Infirmary from 1862 to 1873. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1873, was a founder of the Ethnological Society and president of the Anthropological Institute from 1889 to 1891.