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Also known as Thomas J Addison, Thomas J. Addison

19th-century British physician and scientist

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Works
7

Top works

  • Collection of the Published Writings of the Late Thomas Addison, M. D.
  • Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules
  • Elements of the Practice of Medicine, by R. Bright and T. Addison
  • Observations on the Disorders of Females, Connected with Uterine Irritation
  • Arithmeticall nauigation: or, an order thereof: compiled and published for the aduancement of navigation

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1920-03-16
Active to
1998-12-07
composerfilm composer

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Listeners
10
Total plays
63

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Key facts

Born
April 1795, Longbenton , Northumberland , England
Died
29 June 1860 (1860-06-29) (aged 65), Brighton , Sussex , England
Resting place
Lanercost Priory
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
Physician
Known for
Addison's Disease , Pernicious anemia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Thomas
Family name
Addison
Gender
male
Place of birth
Longbenton
Place of death
Brighton
Occupation
scientist
Languages spoken
English language
Student of
Thomas Bateman
Field of work
endocrinology
Image
ThomasAddison.jpg
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different from
Thomas Edison
date of birth
1793-04-00
manner of death
Suicide
date of death
1860-06-29
medical condition
depression
Commons category
Thomas Addison
place of burial
Cumbria
cause of death
depression
name in native language
Thomas Addison
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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Addison (April 1795 – 29 June 1860) was an English physician and medical researcher. He is traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's Hospital in London.

Thomas Addison began his career at Guy's Hospital in 1817, eventually becoming a full physician in 1837. He was a noted and respected lecturer and diagnostician. He experienced episodes of mental depression throughout his life, culminating in his suicide in 1860.

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