Surgeon. Founded the world's first hospital for diseases of the throat.
Our picture source from Wikipedia gives a full résumé of the life of Sir Morell Mackenzie.
He is buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Station Road, Wargrave, Reading RG10 8EU.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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Sir Morell MacKenzie
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