Lewis Durlacher
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| Born | 1792
Warwickshire, London, England
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| Died | 3 March 1864 |
| Resting place | Balls Pond Road Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Surgeon-chiropodist |
| Known for | Service in the British royal household |
| Spouse | Susannah Levi |
| Children | Five sons (Alfred, Alexander, Montague, Henry and George) and a daughter (Elizabeth) |
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Lewis Durlacher (1792– 3 March 1864) was a chiropodist who was appointed as surgeon-chiropodist to the royal household in 1823 and served under George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria.[1][2]
Durlacher was born in Warwickshire[1] (some sources say Birmingham).[3] His parents, who were Jewish, were Solomon Abraham Durlacher (1757–1845), a chiropodist and dentist who came from Durlach near Karlsruhe, Germany, and his wife Elizabeth ("Betsy") Harris who was from Warwickshire, perhaps Birmingham.[3]
He and his wife Susannah (née Levi; c.1798–1874) are both buried at Balls Pond Road Cemetery in London.[4]
They had five sons (Alfred, Alexander, Montague, Henry and George) and a daughter (Elizabeth). Their son Montague succeeded his father in the role of surgeon-chiropodist to the royal household.[2][5][6] Henry and George became art dealers in London, founding Durlacher Brothers in 1843; two of Henry's sons opened a New York branch in the 1920s.[7][8]
A Treatise on Corns, Bunions, the Diseases of Nails and the General Management of the Feet. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1845.[9]
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