Robert Dukinfield Darbishire

Robert Dukinfield Darbishire
Born 1826
Died 1908
Occupation Lawyer

Robert Dukinfield Darbishire (1826–1908) was a prominent Manchester lawyer and philanthropist who was instrumental in setting up the Whitworth Art Gallery,[1][2] was a founding member of Manchester High School for Girls,[3] and left money in his will to found the Darbishire House Health Centre, which paved the way for a number of organisations, including the Robert Darbishire Practice, the University of Manchester Department of General Practice and the Centre for Primary Care Research (later the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre). Robert Darbishire was one of the first major donors to the Manchester Museum, giving over 700 items to their collection from 1904 onwards. Darbishire was a particular advocate of women's right to education.[4]

Darbishire's father had been a founder of Manchester Athenaeum and Manchester New College.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Pickstone, John V. (1985). Medicine and Industrial Society: A History of Hospital Development in Manchester and Its Region, 1752-1946. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-1809-1. p 193.
  2. ↑ http://friendsofwhitworthpark.org.uk/introduction/history/
  3. ↑ http://www.manchesterhigh.co.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=69
  4. ↑ Goodman, Joyce; Harrop, Sylvia (2002). Women, Educational Policy-Making and Administration in England: Authoritative Women Since 1800. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-1346-3969-4. p 42.
  5. ↑ Morris, Edward (2001). Public Art Collections in North-west England: A History and Guide. Liverpool University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-85323-527-9.
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