Thomas Clifford Allbutt
Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt (born July 20, 1836 in Dewsbury , West Yorkshire , England , † February 22, 1925 in Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , England) was an English doctor .
Life
In 1867 he invented the short clinical thermometer , which, with a length of around 15 cm, made it possible for the first time to measure the patient's body temperature accurately. Older versions had a length of around 60 cm and were accordingly unwieldy and imprecise. Through his description of morphinism in the war hospitals, the administration of morphine , which had been customary until then, was abandoned.
From 1893 he was Professor of Medicine ( Regius Professor of Physic ) at Cambridge University . In 1922 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
For his services he was knighted on November 9, 1907 as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).
literature
- Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 30 : Abbe - English history . London 1922, p. 112 f . (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Clifford Allbutt in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knights and Dames at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allbutt, Thomas Clifford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dewsbury , West Yorkshire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1925 |
| Place of death | Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, England |