Thomas Blizard Curling

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Thomas Blizard Curling (1811 – 4 March 1888) was a British surgeon.

He was born in Tavistock Place, London in 1811, the son of civil sevant Daniel and Elizabeth (née Bllzard) Curling and educated at Manor House, Chiswick. Without a degree but through the influence of his surgeon uncle, Sir William Blizard, he became assistant-surgeon to the Royal London Hospital in 1833, becoming full surgeon in 1849. In 1843 he won the Jacksonian prize for his investigations on tetanus; and he became famous for his skill in treating diseases of the testes and rectum, his published works on which went through many editions.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1850.^[1] After filling other important posts in the College of Surgeons, he was appointed president of the College in 1873.

He died in Cannes, France on the 4 March 1888.

References

↑ "Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007". London: The Royal Society. Retrieved 21 August 2010.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press

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Name	Curling, Thomas Blizard
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Short description	British surgeon
Date of birth	1811
Place of birth	London, England, United Kingdom
Date of death	4 March 1888
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