| Thomas Renton Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1877 Willington, County Durham |
| Died | March 4, 1961 Peeblesshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Employer | University College Hospital |
| Known for | Investigation of the chemical transmission of nerve action |
Thomas Renton Elliott FRS[1](October 11, 1877 – March 4, 1961) was a British physician and physiologist. [2][3][4]
Elliott was born in Willington, County Durham, as the eldest son to retailer Archibald William Elliott and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Renton, of Otley, Yorkshire. He studied natural sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge, specialising in physiology.
He joined University College Hospital as a junior staff member in 1910, and eventually became first professor of medicine and director of the medical unit at Gower Street.
Elliot married Martha M'Cosh in 1918. They had three sons and two daughters.
Elliott died in Peeblesshire.