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291: 218:., printed at Manchester in 1856 by subscription, is in effect a comparative dictionary, in which a number of English words are traced to their source. The illustrations range over a wide field of philological knowledge, including Chinese. 200:(1840). In the latter he was helped by Joseph Jordan. His interest in philology led him to make excursions into the domain of oriental literature. In the intervals on half-pay he visited many cities of Europe, attended the lectures of 183:
of Sydney, and of several other learned associations. The classical learning received at the Manchester school was increased by further study in the scanty leisure of his busy professional life. He translated the
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broke out, but his firmness and judgment enabled him to dispense with the exercise of the great powers entrusted to him on this occasion. Some scientific maps and specimens sent by him to the admiralty from
164:, as one of the chief hospital surgeons, and returned to England in March 1855 in charge of invalids. This adventurous life was not without influence on his health, and during his stay in the 303: 80:, and in 1831 entered upon the active service as a naval surgeon, in which he passed the greater part of his life. His first appointment was on the 221:
He had paid considerable attention to the language and antiquities of China, and bequeathed his collection of Chinese books and bronzes to the
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as commander of the fleet. Bellot was assigned the care of the sick at the naval hospital of
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to the coast of China. During his absence, and without his knowledge, he was elected
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until 1839. In this expedition he was one of the party that boarded the slave brig
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His last outward voyage was in November 1854, when he joined the flagship
189: 165: 49: 40:, where his father, after whom he was named, was a practising surgeon in 209: 101: 45: 37: 161: 153: 294: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 157: 113: 57: 173: 127: 85: 132: 193: 108:on the West Indian coast. In 1843 he went with the 318: 312:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 262:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 29:(16 March 1806 - June 1857) was an English 104:. He next served for three years with the 72:in 1816, after which he became a pupil of 64:, who claimed to be of the same family as 126:, which conveyed 365 convicts to Sydney. 319: 92:, and served in the prevention of the 68:. Thomas Bellot became a pupil at the 276:Sanskrit Derivations Of English Words 246: 244: 242: 240: 238: 214:Sanscrit Derivations of English Words 122:In 1849 he had medical charge of the 16:English naval surgeon and philologist 357:Health professionals from Manchester 347:19th-century English medical doctors 204:at Oxford, made the acquaintance of 367:Royal Navy Medical Service officers 208:, and was a friend and disciple of 13: 272: 235: 14: 378: 309:Dictionary of National Biography 289: 259:Dictionary of National Biography 19:For the British politician, see 266: 179:He was honorary member of the 21:Sir Thomas Bellot, 3rd Baronet 1: 228: 44:. The father was a native of 7: 10: 383: 137:Museum of Economic Geology 18: 78:Royal College of Surgeons 70:Manchester Grammar School 88:. In 1835 he joined the 223:Manchester Free Library 212:. Bellot's work on the 253:"Bellot, Thomas"  168:he had two attacks of 135:were forwarded to the 60:, Cheshire, author of 181:Philosophical Society 352:English antiquarians 342:English philologists 362:Burials in Cheshire 150:Vice-Admiral Dundas 94:African slave trade 148:, which conveyed 33:and philologist. 374: 327:English surgeons 313: 293: 292: 281: 280: 273:Bellot, Thomas. 270: 264: 263: 255: 248: 206:Christian Bunsen 66:Sir Matthew Hale 382: 381: 377: 376: 375: 373: 372: 371: 317: 316: 301: 290: 285: 284: 271: 267: 250: 249: 236: 231: 119:6 August 1844. 36:He was born at 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 380: 370: 369: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 315: 314: 304:Bellot, Thomas 298: 283: 282: 265: 233: 232: 230: 227: 62:Social Harmony 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 379: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 324: 322: 311: 310: 305: 299: 297: 296:public domain 287: 286: 278: 277: 269: 261: 260: 254: 247: 245: 243: 241: 239: 234: 226: 224: 219: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 182: 177: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 146: 140: 138: 134: 129: 125: 120: 118: 117:causa honoris 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 74:Joseph Jordan 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 42:Oldham Street 39: 34: 32: 31:naval surgeon 28: 27:Thomas Bellot 22: 307: 288:Attribution 275: 268: 257: 220: 213: 202:H. H. Wilson 197: 185: 178: 176:, Cheshire. 170:yellow fever 143: 141: 123: 121: 116: 109: 105: 97: 89: 81: 61: 54:factory bill 35: 26: 25: 337:1857 deaths 332:1806 births 190:Hippocrates 166:West Indies 50:Robert Peel 321:Categories 229:References 210:Franz Bopp 102:Mozambique 46:Derbyshire 38:Manchester 186:Aphorisms 162:Bosphorus 154:Black Sea 145:Britannia 158:Therapia 124:Havering 114:F.R.C.S. 98:Diogenes 58:Darnhall 196:on the 192:and of 174:Poynton 160:on the 152:to the 128:Cholera 106:Firefly 90:Leveret 86:Malacca 82:Harrier 300:  133:Labuan 194:Galen 198:Hand 110:Wolf 306:". 188:of 52:'s 323:: 256:. 237:^ 225:. 139:. 302:" 279:. 23:.

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Sir Thomas Bellot, 3rd Baronet
naval surgeon
Manchester
Oldham Street
Derbyshire
Robert Peel
factory bill
Darnhall
Sir Matthew Hale
Manchester Grammar School
Joseph Jordan
Royal College of Surgeons
Malacca
African slave trade
Mozambique
F.R.C.S.
Cholera
Labuan
Museum of Economic Geology
Britannia
Vice-Admiral Dundas
Black Sea
Therapia
Bosphorus
West Indies
yellow fever
Poynton
Philosophical Society
Hippocrates
Galen

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