GREEN, JOSEPH HENRY
Arms.—Az., 3 bucks statant or. A crescent for difference. Green.
Motto.—Nec spero nec despero.
[Bacon. Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning. Oxford, 1640.]
Joseph Henry Green of Barnet (born 1st November 1791, died 13th December 1863) was the second son of Joseph Green of London. He was an eminent surgeon, and commenced his medical studies in Germany. Returning to London, Green worked at St. Thomas's Hospital, where he eventually held important office, becoming chief surgeon in 1820. In 1824, Green was appointed Professor of Anatomy at the College of Surgeons. He was Professor of Surgery at King's College, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and twice President of the College of Surgeons. Professor Green was a friend and literary executor to S. T. Coleridge.
