Robley Dunglison
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Robley Dunglison (1798 – 1869) was an English physician who moved to America. He was personal physician to Thomas Jefferson and considered the "Father of American Physiology" [1].
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Marriage and children
After receiving an offer to become professor of anatomy and medicine at the University of Virginia, Dunglison rushed to marry Miss Harriette Leadam. They were married October 5, 1824, and left England for Virginia at the end of month.
- Harriette Elizabeth 1825 – 1841
- John Robley 1826 – ?
- a son, born in 1828, died of bronchitis at 11 months
- William Leadam 1832 – ?
- Richard James 1828 – ?
- Thomas Randolph 1837 – ?
- Emma Mary 1840 –
[edit] Works
[edit] Published works
- 1824 Commentaries on Diseases of the Stomach and Bowels of Children
- 1832 Human Physiology
- 1833 A New Dictionary of Medical Science and Literature
- 1837 The Medical Student; or, Aids to the Study of Medicine
- 1842 Medical lexicon. A dictionary of medical science [2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Topper, Joby (2005). Robley Dunglison: Peronal Physician to Thomas Jefferson. University of Virginia
- ^ Bibliography. OED Online
[edit] External links
Flanagan, Dan (1996). Robley Dunglison Collection. Thomas Jefferson University: Philadelphia
The Microscope of Robley Dunglison. Made by James Smith, London in 1845
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dunglison, Robley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Physician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Keswick, Cumbria, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1869 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
