# Samuel Croker-King

> Samuel Croker-King was an Irish surgeon who was associated with Doctor Steevens' Hospital in Dublin for sixty years. He was the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from 1784 to 1785. He is thought to have saved the life of the child who became the Duke of Wellington. He invented his own trepanning device.

*Irish surgeon, first President of the RCSI*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/samuel-croker-king

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1728-06-28
- **Died:** 1817-01-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Samuel Croker-King was an Irish surgeon who was associated with Doctor Steevens' Hospital in Dublin for sixty years. He was the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from 1784 to 1785. He is thought to have saved the life of the child who became the Duke of Wellington. He invented his own trepanning device.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 26.3
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Samuel Croker-King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Croker-King)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53837907)

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