| 词条 | Thomas Morton (surgeon) |
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Thomas Morton (1813–1849) was an English surgeon. LifeBorn 20 March 1813 in the parish of St. Andrew, Newcastle upon Tyne, he was the youngest son of Joseph Morton, a master mariner, and brother of Andrew Morton the portrait painter. He was apprenticed to James Church, house-surgeon to the Newcastle Infirmary, and then in 1832 became a medical student at University College, London.[1] Admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 24 July 1835, Morton was appointed house-surgeon at the North London Hospital under Samuel Cooper, unusually being reappointed when after one year of office. In 1836 he was made demonstrator of anatomy jointly with Mr. Ellis, a post he held for nine years. In 1842 he became assistant surgeon to the hospital, the first student of the college to join the staff.[1] In 1848 Morton was appointed full surgeon to the hospital on the resignation of James Syme. He was also surgeon to the Queen's Bench prison in succession to Cooper, his father-in-law. He was a candidate for the professorship of surgery at University College when James Arnott was appointed.[1] Morton committed suicide on 29 October 1849, at his house in Woburn Place, London.[1] WorksMorton's works were:[1]
They were illustrated by his brother Andrew Morton,[1] and lithographed by William Fairland.[2] FamilyMorton married the only daughter of Samuel Cooper.[1] Notes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite DNB|wstitle=Morton, Thomas (1813-1849)|volume=39}} Attribution{{DNB|wstitle=Morton, Thomas (1813-1849)|volume=39}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, Thomas}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E002757b.htm|title=Morton, Thomas - Biographical entry - Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online|accessdate=24 June 2015}} 5 : 1813 births|1849 deaths|English surgeons|English medical writers|Suicides in England |
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