Richard Bright (physician)
Richard Bright | |
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Born | 28 September 1789 Bristol, England |
Died | 16 December 1858 London, England | (aged 69)
Richard Bright (28 September 1789 – 16 December 1858) was an English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease. He is particularly known for his description of Bright's disease.
Biography
He was born in
During the 1820s and 1830s Bright again worked at Guy's Hospital, teaching, practising and researching medicine. There he worked alongside two other celebrated medical pioneers,
Bright had a special affection for Hungary and in 1815 he lived in Festetics Castle in Keszthely, where there is a large plaque: “To the memory of the English physician scientist and traveller who was one of the pioneers in the accurate description of Lake Balaton.”[5]
He delivered the
Death
On 11 December 1858, Bright became severely ill due to complications of
Bright had two sons. The younger also became a physician; the elder, James Franck Bright, a historian.
Cultural references
When asked if he had ever been seriously ill,
He lived at 11
Artistic recognition
A bust of Bright is held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Dunea, Gerge. "Richard Bright". Hektoen International. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Richard Bright, M.D. (1789–1858): Father of Nephrology". Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- .
- ^ "Library Archive". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- PMID 4904725.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 6. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 334.
- ^ "Richard Bright blue plaque in London". Blue Plaque Places.
- ^ "Art Listing".
Further reading
- van Gijn, J; Hart W (December 1999). "[From the library of the Dutch Journal of Medicine: Richard Bright (1789–1858) and his 'Reports of Medical cases']". PMID 10633798.
- Berry, D (July 1994). "Richard Bright (1789–1858): student days in Edinburgh". PMID 11639543.
- MacKenzie, J C (August 1989). "Dr Richard Bright—a man of many parts. His bicentenary year—1789–1858". PMID 2692780.
- Marz, I (1989). "[Richard Bright—28 September 1789 to 16 December 1858]". PMID 2697997.
- Kark, R M; Moore D T (April 1981). "The life, work, and geological collections of Richard Bright, M.D. (1789–1858); with a note on the collections of other members of the family". PMID 11615995.
- Brian, V A (December 1976). "The man behind the name: Richard Bright: 1789–1858". PMID 794840.
- Lyons, J R (April 1976). "Pioneers in medicine: Richard Bright (1789–1858)". PMID 775451.
- Bruetsch, W L (1971). "Richard Bright (1789–1858) and apoplexy". PMID 4945917.
- Kinder, C H (November 1966). "Richard Bright (1789–1858)". PMID 5333197.
- Striker, C (October 1963). "Richard Bright 1789–1858 (Garrison): Select Reports of Medical Cases: Cases Illustrative Of Some Of The Appearances Observable On The Examination Of Diseases Terminating In Dropsical Effusion". PMID 14054272.
- "Richard Bright (1789–1858)". PMID 13244362.