Humphry Davy bigger. My sight, however, I am informed, will not be injured". Davy's accident induced him to hire Michael Faraday as a co-worker, particularly for assistance with handwriting and record keeping. He had recovered from his injuries by April 1813. In 1812, Davy was knighted and gave up his lecturing position at the Royal Institution. He was given the title of Honorary Professor of Chemistry. He gave a farewell lecture to the Institution, and married a wealthy widow, Jane Apreece. (While Davy was generally acknowledged as being faithful to his wife, their relationship was stormy, and in later years he travelled
John Davy Rolleston between 1924 and 1926. He served the section throughout his life. In 1931, he published one of the most complete biography's of Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud and in 1937, he published "The History of the Acute Exanthemata", based on his Fitzpatrick lectures (1935–36), presented at the Royal College of Physicians. Rolleston was a noted folklorist and fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Rolleston died on 13 March 1946, his career and reputation somewhat overshadowed by the imposing personality of his brother, Humphrey. His papers are part of the Rolleston collection held by the Wellcome Collection. John Davy Rolleston John Davy