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Henry Gray (1827–1861) was a British physician, surgeon, and anatomist. He was educated at St George's Hospital and served as an employee of the University of London. A member of the Royal Society, he was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society. His primary field of work was anatomy, and he wrote in English.
Gray is noted for works including *Gray's Anatomy Descriptive and Applied*, *Gray's Anatomy Coloring Book*, and *Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical*. He was born in London and died there of natural causes on 13 June 1861. He is buried at Highgate Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 13 June 1861
- Works
- 55
Top works
- Gray's Anatomy Descriptive and Applied
- Gray's Anatomy Coloring Book
- Gray's anatomy first edition facsimile
- Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical
- On the Structure and Use of the Spleen
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- 1827 ( 1827 ) , Belgravia , London, England
- Died
- 13 June 1861 (1861-06-13) (aged 33–34), Belgravia, London, England
- Resting place
- Highgate Cemetery (west side)
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Alma mater
- St George's Hospital, St George's, University of London
- Known for
- Gray's Anatomy
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Fields
- Anatomy
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Family name
- Gray
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- biologist
- Educated at
- St George's, University of London
- Employer
- University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- anatomy
- Image
- Henry Gray bw photo portrait.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- Commons category
- Henry Gray
- date of birth
- 1825-01-01
- date of death
- 1861-06-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- Henry Gray
- name in native language
- Henry Gray
- writing language
- English language
- cause of death
- smallpox
Sources (1)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Henry Gray, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Gray FRS (1827 – 13 June 1861) was an English anatomist and surgeon most notable for publishing the book Gray's Anatomy. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) at the age of 25.
Grave of Henry Gray in Highgate Cemetery (west side)
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