Sir William Prichard

Sir William Prichard

Alder President associated with St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1702. A director of the slave trading Royal African Company and a governor of the colonial Irish Society.

Person, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

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Prince of Wales's typhoid recovery

Prince of Wales's typhoid recovery

In 1871 the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) suffered an attack of typhoid fever (the illness of which his father had died 10 years earlier) while at his home, Sandringham in Norfolk. To everyon...

Event, Medicine, Royalty

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Princess Royal Nurses Home

Princess Royal Nurses Home

Foundation stone laid by The Princess Royal, 7th July 1933, in the presence of 11 "children of England". 

Building, Medicine

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Sir John Pringle

Sir John Pringle

Military physician. Born Roxburghshire, Scotland. Studied in Flanders/Netherlands, where he later returned in his role as military physician, and Paris. Instituted sanitary reforms first on battlef...

Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, France, Netherlands, Scotland

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Molly Pritchard

Molly Pritchard

Psychiatrist and wife of furniture designer Jack Pritchard. Born as Rosemary Cooke.

Person, Friend / family, Medicine

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

Originally established by John Wilder to support psychiatric patients on discharge from hospital at a time when the Mental Health Act meant that psychiatric hospitals were being closed and replaced...

Group, Medicine, Social Welfare

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George Qvist

George Qvist

Surgeon to the Royal Free Hospital. Wrote a biography of fellow surgeon John Hunter. Married Dame Frances Violet Gardner (1913-1989), another medical consultant. AIM gives their impressive CVs. We'...

Person, Medicine

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Francois Rabelais

Francois Rabelais

Writer and physician. Born France, between 1483 and 1494, but probably November 1494. Became a monk and studied Latin and Greek, then left to study medicine. Died Paris.

Person, Literature, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Religion, France

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John Radcliffe

John Radcliffe

Physician. Born Yorkshire. Baptised in 1650. In 1684 he moved into Bow Street where he set up in a successful practice. Died in semi-disgrace having refused to attend Queen Anne (his long-tim...

Person, Medicine

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