William Hawes (physician)

For other people with the same name, see William Hawes (disambiguation).
William Hawes
1802 engraving of Hawes by William Ridley
Born(1736-11-28)28 November 1736
London, England
Died5 December 1808(1808-12-05) (aged 72)
London, England
Education
OccupationsPhysician, philanthropist
Known forSpreading the practice of resuscitation and co-founding the Royal Humane Society
Spouse
Sarah Fox
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(m. 1759)​
Children9
Relatives

William Hawes (28 November 1736 – 5 December 1808) was an English physician and philanthropist, and one of the founders of the Royal Humane Society. He worked to spread the practice of resuscitation, and to relieve poverty in East London.

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