Abstract
(Sir) William James Erasmus Wilson was born on 25th November 1809 in London. His father was a fleet surgeon, native of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, his maternal grandfather, Erasmus Brandsdorph, came from Norway. Early education he had in Dartford, Grammar School, Kent, later was taught in the arts privately, and, still an adolescent, helped his father as an apprentice in general practice of medicine. Soon his father sent him to London to be with George Langstaff at the Crippleday Dispensary for a while. Thereafter he went to Paris to attend lectures by the French celebrities of the day. Back in London he attended various private medical courses, eventually passing the Licentiate exams at the Society of Apothecaries and became member of the Royal college of Surgeons, age 22. Subsequently he perfected his abilities as an anatomy dissector and tutor of medical students, also assisting students in the Apothecaries Hall and preparing for the Royal College of Surgery exams. After a stint in Holland he opened a private anatomy school in London and by 1840 was appointed lecturer in anatomy and physiology, published a treatise on anatomy and became interested in skin diseases. His father was an acquaintance of Thomas Wakely, editor of the Lancet. Soon Erasmus was assistant editor of the Lancet, was also Consultant Surgeon at the Marylebone Infirmary.
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