Thomas Wakley
Thomas Wakley (Wakeley) (born July 11, 1795 in Membury , Devon , England , † May 16, 1862 in Madeira ) was a British doctor and radical politician .
biography
After attending school, he began to study surgery in London , where after completing his studies in 1817 he began working as a doctor. After the Cato Street Conspiracy , Wakley's home and practice on Argyll Street burned down in August 1820, and the reason for the arson was controversial. As a result, Wakley gave up the medical profession. In 1823 he founded The Lancet , one of the oldest medical journals in the world. As the first editor of this weekly magazine, he denounced abuses in the medical practice of the time and at the Royal College of Surgeons .
In 1835 he became a member of the lower house ( House of Commons ) and represented in this until 1852 the constituency Finsbury . After 1839 coroner ( coroner was), he campaigned for reforms in the field of forensic medicine. Most recently, he made demands against the pansch in food , which in 1860 led to a change in the Food and Beverage Act ( Drink and Food Act ). Arthur Hill Hassall researched the scientific basis for this, with whom Wakley worked closely.
Wakley was married to Elizabeth Goodchild († 1857). The couple had three sons, Thomas Henry, Henry Membury and James Goodchild, and an adolescent daughter, Elizabeth Mary.
literature
- David Sharp: Thomas Wakley (1795-1862): a biographical sketch. In: The Lancet. 379, 2012, pp. 1914-1921, doi : 10.1016 / S0140-6736 (12) 60526-1 .
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| SURNAME | Wakley, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wakeley, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British doctor and politician, Member of the House of Commons, founder of a professional journal (The Lancet) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1795 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Membury , Devon , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1862 |
| Place of death | Madeira |