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RCSI - ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND
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Ref No	RCSI/ART/02/11
Title	Marble statue of William Dease (1752-1798)
Description	Marble statue of William Dease William Dease was educated in Dublin and Paris. Settling in Dublin he devoted himself to obstetrics but later would confine himself to surgery. He was one of the original members of the Dublin Society of Surgeons and was instrumental in the founding of RCSI. He contributed towards the expenses of obtaining the first Charter of the College in 1784 and subsequently when the College was in need of money to finance the construction of a building Dease was extended an interest fee loan. In 1785 the Chair of Surgery was created by RCSI and Dease was given the position. It was the first chair devoted entirely to surgery. The statue was commissioned by Sir Charles A. Cameron on behalf of Mr Mathew O’Rielly Dease, grandson of William Dease. The statue was unveiled by the Countess of Aberdeen in 1886.
Level	Item
Date	1886
Format	Artwork
Access Conditions	By appointment with RCSI Heritage Collections

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