HOMER, Sir Ercard, an eminent surgeon, was born about the year 1755. He was of Scottish extraction, and his connection with the Hunters brought him into notice at an early period of life. At one time he was held in high estimation as a surgical practitioner. He was one of the surgeons to St George's Hospital; and this circumstance, added to the publication of various works which attained a considerable share of celebrity, contributed to extend his reputation, the advantages of which he lived nearly half a century to enjoy. In 1813 he was created a baronet, and was also appointed serjeant-surgeon to the king. He died August 31, 1832, in the 77th year of his age. He was the author of Practical Observations on Stricture; Lectures on Comparative Anatomy; and of various papers in the Philosophical Transactions.