Austin Meldon
Austin Meldon | |
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| Born | 26 August 1844 |
| Died | 28 April 1904 (aged 59) |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, writer |
Austin George Meldon (26 August 1844 – 28 April 1904)
and writer.Career
Meldon became a Licentiate of the
King and Queen's College of Physicians in 1865. Meldon authored medical papers on cholera, diseases of the skin and gout.[1] He was a member of the British Medical Association and attended the annual meeting in Dublin in 1887. Meldon married twice. He had two sons and one daughter.[1] His sons were George Edward Pugin Meldon and James Austin Meldon.[2]
Meldon rejected the uric acid theory as a full explanatory for gout. He promoted his own "neuro-humoral theory" which held that gout and rheumatism were caused by a depressed condition of the nervous system.[3][4][5]
Meldon was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.[1]
Selected publications
- A Treatise on Diseases of the Skin and its Appendages (1872)
- Intravenous Injection of Milk (The British Medical Journal, 1881)
- Pathology And Treatment Of Gout (The British Medical Journal, 1881)
- A Treatise on Gout and Rheumatic Gout (1886)
Awards and recognition
Meldon was a double gold medallist in surgery and midwifery and first prizeman in anatomy at the
Catholic University Medical School.[1] He was appointed surgeon to Jervis Street Hospital, a position he held until his retirement.[1]
References
- ^ PMC 2354051.
- ^ "Austin George Meldon"[permanent dead link]. Edward Liddle's International Profiles. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- PMC 5150148.
- The Dublin Journal of Medical Science. 57: 264–265. 1874.
- PMID 20749827.