Richard Vernon Favell
| Richard Vernon Favell MRCS FSA FSA Scot. | |||||||||
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| Born | 1881 | ||||||||
| Died | 1936 | ||||||||
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299 Glossop Road, Sheffield Penberth, St Buryan S.O., Cornwall [1923] | ||||||||
| Occupation | medical | ||||||||
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1921.06.28 proposed by G.A. Garfitt, seconded by E.N. Fallaize
death noted in Report of the Council 1935-1936
Notes From Elsewhere
R. Vernon Favell died with tragic suddenness at his home, Penberth, St Buryan, Cornwall during the night of Feb. 4th 1936. He became a member of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia in 1920 and served for several periods upon the Committee and was always a generous donor to its funds and to general archaeological research. He was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute; a member of the Royal Horticultural Society; an active member of the Royal Institution of Cornwall and of other learned societies, and acted as Local Secretary for the West of England on behalf of our Society.
He was a skilled and experienced excavator and most careful observer. From 1922 to 1935 he co-operated with the writer in the scheme of organised research at Grimes's Graves and was jointly responsible for the excavations of Pits 3 to 14 and also numerous workshop floors. He carried out important excavations on various prehistoric sites in Cornwall and research work on the Yorkshire and Derbyshire moors. the results of which enriched the local museums. During the course of years he amassed a large and varied collection of prehistoric implements, by excavation, field collection and purchase, carefully documented and of the greatest scientific value, which, in accordance with his wishes, has been divided between the National Collection and the more important provincial museums. A native of Sheffield and a member of an old and highly respected medical family, he practiced medicine in Sheffield until his retirement to Cornwall, in 1924, where he devoted himself to archaeology, horticulture and local government. He was a County Councillor for Cornwall and Chairman of the Education Committee. In 1933 he served as High Sheriff for Cornwall.
He was a man of transparent honesty, quiet and unassuming indisposition, with a remarkable ability to grasp the essentials of any matter and at all times took a sane and cautious view on all prehistoric problems. His genial, sympathetic and understanding nature won for him the respect of all who came in contact with him and the affection of those who were honoured by his friendship. His passing is a real loss to this Society and to Science. In Cornwall he will be long remembered for his work in furthering the cause of daffodil culture and the fishing industries as well as for his archaeological researches and generous gifts to the museums of Truro and Penzance.
A. Leslie Armstrong in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society vol. 2, issue 1-2 1936, p. 261
Married Alice; son Edward Vernon Molyneux
We regret to announce the sudden death on February 4th of Dr R.V. Favell, who practised for a good many years in Sheffield and was honorary anaesthetist to the Royal Hospital, but who gave up active medical work in 1923. His grandfather, William Favell, was one of Sheffield's best-known surgeons in his day, and his father, Richard Favell, Ch.M., was also one of the leading members of the medical profession in Sheffield and district, being honorary surgeon to the Jessop Hospital for Women for nearly forty years, Richard Vernon Favell was born in 1881, and, like his father before him, went to study medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where, after qualifying MRCS and LRCP in 1906, he held the posts of house-surgeon and resident midwifery assistant and was president of the Abernethian Society. At Bart's he was much liked by his contemporaries, and showed all-round competence in work and games. During the war he served as medical officer with the FRA; his younger brother was killed in action in 1916. Dr Favell joined the British Medical Association in 1911 and remained a member after his retirement from practice, when he went to live at St Buryan, in Cornwall. He was elected some years ago a member of the Cornwall County Council. [BMJ 1936]