Robert Brudenell Carter

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The Times (no date but he died in 1918); The funeral of Mr Robert Brudenell Carter FRCS took place at West Norwood Cemetery yesterday. The entire service was conducted at the graveside by the Rev F.M.Anderson. The principal mourners were; Dr.Wm Beecher Carter (son) and Mrs Carter, Col W.G.Carter CMG (Cousin), Miss M.L.Carter (cousin), Mrs.Griffiths, Miss Dora Syer (granddaughters) and Miss Alice Brown.
Amongst others attending the service were ...... Mr.C.S.Griffiths....... Among the wreaths from relatives and personal friends was one "in affectionate memory" from The Times and another from the committee, staff and members of the International Cooperative Trade Society, of which Mr Carter was chairman for 19 years and treasurer for 31 years. ........ he was the first - or almost the first - writer for The Times who used a typewriter.

Google; FRCS. He was the senior ophthalmic surgeon to St.George's Hospital, London. Served on medical staff of Times and Lancet. Corresponded with Charles Darwin on nervous diseases. His portrait (caricature from Vanity Fair) is at the NPG (but not on display). Wrote 'On the Pathology and Treatment of Hysteria' and 'Doctors and Their Work; or Medicine, Quackery and Disease'. . In one article he is described as 'Sir' but I don't think he was knighted. He was however Knight of Justice of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and ex-President of the Medical Society of London.

Robert married.