Lewis Durlacher
Born1792
Warwickshire, London, England
Died3 March 1864
Resting placeBalls Pond Road Cemetery
NationalityBritish
OccupationSurgeon-chiropodist
Known forService in the British royal household
SpouseSusannah Levi
ChildrenFive sons (Alfred, Alexander, Montague, Henry and George) and a daughter (Elizabeth)
Parents
  • Solomon Abraham Durlacher (father)
  • Elizabeth ("Betsy") Harris (mother)

Lewis Durlacher (1792– 3 March 1864) was a chiropodist who was appointed as surgeon-chiropodist to the royal household in 1823 and served under George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria.[1][2]

Durlacher was born in Warwickshire[1] (some sources say Birmingham).[3] His parents, who were Jewish, were Solomon Abraham Durlacher (1757–1845), a chiropodist and dentist who came from Durlach near Karlsruhe, Germany, and his wife Elizabeth ("Betsy") Harris who was from Warwickshire, perhaps Birmingham.[3]

He and his wife Susannah (née Levi; c.1798–1874) are both buried at Balls Pond Road Cemetery in London.[4]

They had five sons (Alfred, Alexander, Montague, Henry and George) and a daughter (Elizabeth). Their son Montague succeeded his father in the role of surgeon-chiropodist to the royal household.[2][5][6] Henry and George became art dealers in London, founding Durlacher Brothers in 1843; two of Henry's sons opened a New York branch in the 1920s.[7][8]

Publications

A Treatise on Corns, Bunions, the Diseases of Nails and the General Management of the Feet. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1845.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Entry on Durlacher, Lewis. ISBN 9780230304666.
  2. ^ a b Cooke, A M (1982). "Queen Victoria's Medical Household". Medical History. 26 (3): 319. doi:10.1017/s0025727300041521. PMC 1139189. PMID 6750291. S2CID 30855504.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Malcolm, Samuel, Judith (1982–1986). "The Jews of Bath". Jewish Historical Studies. Jewish Historical Society of England. 29: 157. JSTOR 29779813.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Martin-Jones, Tony (24 June 2009). "Montague Durlacher". www.apex.net.au. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Mr. Durlacher of Old Burlington Street has received from the Lord Chamberlain the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Surgeon Chiropodist to Her Majesty The Queen [Victoria]." The Jewish Chronicle, 17 October 1879.
  6. ^ "The History of the IOCP". The Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Dealer Records: Durlacher Brothers, New York". LootedArt.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Durlacher Brothers". National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ Dagnall, JC. Med Hist. 1958 Jan; 2(1): 68–69.

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