Abercrombie, John (1780–1844), physician, eldest of four sons of the Revd George Abercrombie and his second wife, Barbara Morice, was born on 10 October 1780 in Aberdeen, where his father was parish minister of East Church, and exerted a powerful influence on his religious and moral upbringing. ...
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Abercrombie, John (1780–1844), physician
Nick Hervey
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Abercromby, David (d. 1701?), physician and philosopher
Paul Tomassi
Abercromby, David (d. 1701
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Abernethy, John (1764–1831), surgeon
L. S. Jacyna
Abernethy, John (1764–1831), surgeon, born in Coleman Street, London, on 3 April 1764, was one of the five children of John Abernethy, a merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Weir from Antrim in Ireland. Abernethy's early education took place at Wolverhampton grammar school, and at the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to ...
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Abernethy, John (1764–1831)
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John Abernethy (1764–1831) by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1819–20 St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives and Museum. Photograph: Photographic Survey, Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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Acland, Sir Henry Wentworth, first baronet (1815–1900)
Maker: Julia Margaret Cameron
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Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, first baronet (1815–1900) by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1867 Royal Photographic Society; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Acland, Sir Henry Wentworth, first baronet (1815–1900), physician
Robert Fox
Acland, Sir Henry Wentworth, first baronet (1815–1900), physician, was the fifth of the nine children and the fourth son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, tenth baronet (1787–1871), and Lydia Elizabeth Hoare (d. 1856). Born at the family home of Killerton, at Broadclyst...
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Acton, William John (1814–1875), surgeon specializing in genito-urinary disorders
Lesley A. Hall
Acton, William John (1814–1875), surgeon specializing in genito-urinary disorders, was born at Shillingstone, Dorset, where he was baptized on 12 May 1814, the second son of Edward Acton (1785/6–1875), curate of the parish, and his wife, Elizabeth (c.1788–1817). The ages given for him in census returns and at his death point to various birth years, though ...
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Adair, Gilbert Smithson (1896–1979), physiologist
Paley Johnson
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Adair, Gilbert Smithson (1896–1979), physiologist, was born on 21 September 1896 in Whitehaven, the elder child and only son of Harold Adair, manager of an iron ore mine in Cumberland, and his wife, Anna Mary Jackson, from Garstang. The family later moved to nearby ...
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Adami, John George (1862–1926), pathologist
H. B. Grimsditch
revised by Geoffrey L. Asherson
Adami, John George (1862–1926), pathologist, was born on 12 January 1862 in the Albion Hotel, Piccadilly, Manchester. He was the second son of five sons and four daughters of John George Adami, hotel proprietor, and his wife, Sarah Ann Ellis, daughter of Thomas Leech...
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Adams [formerly Adam], Francis (1796–1861), physician and classical scholar
Vivian Nutton
Adams [formerly Adam], Francis (1796–1861), physician and classical scholar, was born on 13 March 1796 at Auchinhove, Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, the son of James Adam, a small farmer and builder, and his wife, Elspet Black. He was educated at the parish school, winning a bursary to ...
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Adams, John Bodkin (1899–1983), general practitioner and forger
Percy Hoskins
revised by Michael Bevan
Adams, John Bodkin (1899–1983), general practitioner and forger, was born on 20 January 1899 in Randalstown, co. Antrim, the elder son of Samuel Adams, watchmaker, and his wife, Ellen Bodkin (d. 1943), formerly of Desertmartin, co. Tyrone. The younger son was born in 1903 and died of pneumonia in 1916. Shortly after ...
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Adams, Joseph (1756–1818), physician
Jean Loudon
Adams, Joseph (1756–1818), physician, was born on 20 July 1756, the youngest of the three sons of Joseph Adams (1725?–1783), an apothecary in Basinghall Street, London, and his wife, Susannah, daughter of Timothy Rogers. He was educated to succeed his father, studying in ...
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Adams, Robert (1794/5–1875), surgeon
J. F. Payne
revised by J. B. Lyons
Adams, Robert (1794/5–1875), surgeon, was born in Dublin, the son of Samuel Adams, a solicitor, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Filgate. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, on 6 November 1809, at the age of fourteen, and graduated BA in 1814 and MA in 1832; he became MB and MD in 1842. He began the study of medicine by apprenticeship to ...
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Addenbrooke, John (bap. 1681, d. 1719), physician and benefactor
John Woodward
Addenbrooke, John (bap. 1681, d. 1719), physician and benefactor, was born at Kingswinford in Staffordshire, and baptized on 13 June 1681 at the parish church in West Bromwich, the only son of Samuel Addenbrooke, vicar of West Bromwich, and Matilda Porry of Wolverhampton...
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Addington, Anthony (1713–1790), physician
Francis Espinasse
revised by Claire L. Nutt
Addington, Anthony (1713–1790), physician, born on 13 December 1713, was the youngest son of Henry Addington (1659–1729), gentleman, of Twyford, Oxfordshire, and his second wife, Elizabeth (c.1670–1746), eldest daughter of Anthony and Joanna Watts of Sulgrave, Northamptonshire. He was sent as a scholar to ...
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Addison, Thomas (1795–1860), physician
N. G. Coley
Addison, Thomas (1795–1860), physician, was born in April 1795 at Long Benton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, the younger son of Joseph Addison (1756–1823), a grocer and flour dealer, and his wife, Sarah, née Shaw (1761–1841). Educated privately and at Newcastle grammar school, Addison...
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Addison, Thomas (1795–1860)
Maker: Alfred Hone
Thomas Addison (1795–1860) by Alfred Hone, 1838 by permission of the Royal College of Physicians, London; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Adelmare, Cesare (d. 1569)
See Caesar [formerly Adelmare], Sir Julius
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Agnew, Sir James Willson (1815–1901), medical practitioner and politician in Tasmania
C. A. Harris
revised by Elizabeth Baigent
Agnew, Sir James Willson (1815–1901), medical practitioner and politician in Tasmania, born at Ballyclare, co. Antrim, Ireland, on 2 October 1815, was the son of James William Agnew, a physician, and Ellen Stewart, of Larne, co. Antrim. Educated for the medical profession at ...
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Aikin, Charles Rochemont (1775–1847), surgeon
Deborah Brunton
Aikin, Charles Rochemont (1775–1847), surgeon, was born at Warrington, Lancashire, the second son of John Aikin (1747–1822), physician, author, and religious dissenter, and Martha Jennings (c.1746–1830); he was the grandson of John Aikin (1713–1780), and brother of Lucy Aikin (1781–1864) and ...
