Benjamin Ward Richardson

Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (October 1828 – 21 November 1896) was an eminent British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. He was the recipient of the Fothergill gold medal, awarded by the Medical Society of London in 1854 and of the Astley Cooper triennial prize for an essay in physiology.

Member of the London School Board, co-opted for Marylebone 21 October 1880.

His biography on Wikipedia is at.