John George Garson

John George Garson MD, MA
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Born	1861
Died	1932
Residence	Royal college of Surgeons, Lincoln’s Inn Fields [1881] 14 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, SW [1888] 32 Duke Street, St James's, SW [1894] 64 Harley Street, W. [1897] 122 Harley St., W [1899 vol. 29] 14 Stratford Place, W. [1900] 'Moorcote', Eversley, Winchfield, Hants [1905] Ewell Grove, near Epsom [1931]
Occupation	medical
Society Membership membership ordinary fellow left 1932 deceased elected_AI 1881.11.08 societies Royal College of Surgeons Anthropological Society of Paris Anthropological Society of Berlin Anthropological Society of Moscow Anthropological Society of Rome

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Office Notes

AI Council 1884 Member
AI Council 1885 Member
AI Council 1886 Member
AI Council 1887 Vice President
AI Council 1888 Vice President
AI Council 1889 Vice President
AI Council 1890 Vice President
AI Council 1891 Member
AI Council 1892 Member
AI Council 1893 Vice President
AI Council 1894 Vice President
AI Council 1895 Vice President
AI Council 1896 Member
AI Council 1897 Member
AI Council 1898 Member
AI Council 1899 Member
AI Council 1901 Member
AI Council 1902 Member
AI Council 1903 Member
AI Council 1905 Member
AI Council 1906 Member

House Notes

1881.10.25 proposed
Foreign Associate Anthropological Society of Paris; CorrespolndinlMg ember Society for Anthropology, Etllhlology and PrimlitiveH ist. of Berlin; CorrespondiniMg ember of Anlthropological Society of Moscow; Corresponding Member of Anthropological Society of Rome; Adviser and Instructor on the Metric System of identification. Home Office
1905.12.05 the President be requested to write to Dr J.G. Garson with regard to his arrears in subscription
1910.02.08 ... the Treasurer write to Dr Garson, Mr Tylor, Mr Kloss and Mr G.F. Lawrence [about arrears]
1912.06.11 [it was resolved] that Dr J.G. Garson, Messrs John Don, F. Bennett Goldney MP and Mr F.W. Knocker should have proceedings taken against them if their arrears are not paid immediately on request therefor
1912.10.29 ... that proceedings be taken against Mr F. Bennett Goldney, MP, Mr F.W. Knocker, Revd. Dr O.E. Oesterley and Dr J.G. Garson – in the last mentioned case only after Dr Keith has made enquiries and reported that Dr Garson is in a position to pay
1913.02.18 The Treasurer read letters from Mr A.E. Crawley and the Revd. McCormick as to their arrears of subscription. It was resolved that Mr Crawley’s subscription for the current year be remitted and his resignation be accepted with regret, that the Revd. McCormick’s case be held over for consideration till the next meeting, and that proceedings be taken against Mr Garson.
1913.04.08 It was resolved that as Dr Garson had paid £6.6, being half the amount of his arrears of subscription, the matter be held over for the present
1914.02.24 The Treasurer made his statement as to arrears of subscriptions and it was resolved that Dr J.G. Garson be left alone
1914.05.12 The Treasurer then made his statement as to Fellows in arrears with their subscriptions. It was resolved that no steps be taken with regard to Mr Garson
1917.02.13 Dr Shrubsall proposed and Sir Everard im Thurn seconded the motion that for the present no steps be taken with regard to the arrears of subscription owed by Dr Garson.

Notes From Elsewhere

Dr John George Garson, who advocated anthropometry over fingerprinting as a means of identification
John George Garson
(c. 1861–1932)
Born Scotland. Strong supporter of anthropometry, follower of Alphonse Bertillon.
Head of Scotland Yard’s Anthropometry Office and adviser and instructor on the Metric System of Identification to the Home Office

Publications

External Publications

Notes and Queries on Anthropology: Edited for the Council of the Anthropological Institute (1892)
Oct 27, 2008
by John George Garson and Charles Hercules Read

The Aborigines of Tasmania Paperback – October 9, 2008
by Marion E. Butler, John George Garson, Henry Ling Roth (Author)

The Frankfurt Craniometric Agreement, with Critical Remarks Thereon Paperback – August 31, 2012
by John George Garson (Author)

The Sacred City of the Ethiopians: Being a Record of Travel and Research in Abyssinia in 1893 Paperback – August 31, 2012
by James Theodore Bent (Author), David Heinrich Müller (Author), John George Garson (Author)

Catalogue Of The Specimens Illustrating The Osteology And Dentition Of Vertebrated Animals... Contained In The Museum Of The Royal College Of Surgeons ... By W. H. Flower Assisted By J. G. Garson...

House Publications

Metric system of identification of criminals as used in GB and I. 1900

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