Thomas Addison
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19th-century British physician and scientist
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Addison
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Longbenton
- Place of death
- Brighton
- Occupation
- scientist
- Employer
- Guy's Hospital
- 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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