Lizars
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The name Lizars is best known as a family of artists and engravers of Scottish origin:
The family business went bankrupt in 1832.
- David Lizars (1754-1812), engraver and editor, father of:
- John LizarsJohn LizarsJohn Lizars was a Scottish surgeon and anatomist.Educated at the Royal High School and the University of Edinburgh, he worked as a naval surgeon under Admiral Sir Charles Napier, seeing action in the Peninsular Wars....
(c.1787-1860), Professor of Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, - William Home Lizars (1788-1859), engraver, artist, and editor
- Daniel Lizars (1793-1875), his son, engraver and editor.
- John Lizars
The family business went bankrupt in 1832.