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THOMAS BLIZARD CURLING (1811-1888)

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 645 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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THOMAS BLIZARD CURLING (1811-1888)  ,
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British surgeon, was born in
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London in 1811 . Through his
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uncle,
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Sir William Blizard, he became assistant-surgeon to the London hospital in 1833, becoming full surgeon in 1849 . After filling other important posts in the College of Surgeons, he was appointed president in 1873 . 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
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works on which went through many
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editions . He died on the 4th of March 1888 .

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