Robert Bowes (surgeon)

Robert Bowes (died 2 April 1803)[2] was the President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1787.

Bowes was one of 49 physicians and chirurgeons who declared their public support for the construction of a Publick Bath in Dublin in May 1771 and named Achmet Borumborad as a well qualified individual for carrying such a scheme into existence.

[4] Bowes was a member of the Dublin Society of Surgeons whose goal was to create a separate organisation focused on providing standardised surgical education.

The awaited charter, incorporating the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, was granted by King George III on 11 February 1784.

He bequeathed a considerable fortune to his relatives and friends and made a bequest of £360 to the rector and churchwardens of St. Mary's parish for apprentice fees for the children of the parochial school.