Ohituary Notices. 
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Professor William Morse Grailly Hewitt. 
By Professor A. R. Simpson. 
(Read March 5, 1894.) 
Dr William Morse Grailly Hewitt, who was born on 3rd August 
1828, matriculated with honours in Chemistry in the University 
of London, studied medicine in the University College, and, on 
graduating as M.B. in 1850, obtained honours in all the four 
branches of the final examination. His knowledge of the scientific 
departments was very complete, and he retained his acquaintance 
with Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, and Chemistry throughout his 
career. After studying for a time in Paris he settled in London, 
became associated with St Mary’s Hospital, where for some years 
he acted as Registrar, and was Lecturer on Comparative Anatomy 
and Zoology. 
In 1855 he took thediigher degree of M.D. in London Univer- 
sity, and the following year became a Member of the College of 
Physicians. 
He had been alone among his compeers to win honours in 
Midwifery at his graduation, and he soon began to direct his 
activities mainly to the obstetric department of medicine, and was 
largely influential, along with Dr Tyler Smith, in founding the 
London Obstetrical Society, of which he was the first Secretary. 
This ofiice he held for six years, when he became one of the Vice- 
Presidents, and afterwards President. In 1858 he was appointed 
Physician to the Samaritan Hospital for Women, and in 1859 
Physician to the British Lying-in Hospital. He had already 
become Assistant Physician- Accoucheur to St Mary’s Hospital, and 
Lecturer on Midwifery and the Diseases of Women and Children 
in the St Mary’s Hospital Medical School. In 1865 he was called 
to fiU the Chair of Midwifery in the University College of London, 
becoming at the same time Physician- Accoucheur to the University 
College Hospital, and Director of the Obstetrical Department. The 
duties of the professorship and its associated offices he fulfilled with 
