Berdoe, Edward, 1836-1916

found: Scalpel, Æsculapius. Dying scientifically, 1892:title-page (Æsculapius Scalpel, author of "St. Bernard's: the romance of a medical student.")

found: Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature, 1926-1962:volume 2, page 128 (Æsculapius Scalpel (Edward Berdoe))

found: Wikipedia, viewed February 7, 2018(Edward Berdoe; Dr. Edward Collis Berdoe; born March 7, 1836, St. Pancras, London; died March 2, 1916, Hackney, London; English physician and author who wrote on the works of Robert Browning and campaigned against medical experiments on human patients and animals; studied at Regent's Park College; studied medicine at the Royal London Hospital, admitted LRCPE and LSA in 1876, and MRCS in 1877; became a general practitioner in Hackney; a leading student of the works of Robert Browning, and was on the committee of London Browning Society from 1881-1894; published a series of works on Browning; wrote against patient mistreatment under pseudonym Aesculapius Scalpel; also anti-vivisection activist who wrote on animal rights, and editor of magazine Zoophilist)