Richard Bright

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation Guy's_Hospital.
Royal_College_of_Physicians.
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Guy's_Hospital
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:birthDate 1789-09-28
gptkbp:birthPlace Bristol,_England.
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_Bright_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Identified the relationship between kidney disease and dropsy.
Pioneered the use of microscopy in kidney disease diagnosis.
Identified the role of the kidneys in fluid balance.
Described the symptoms of kidney disease.
Established the importance of urine analysis.
gptkbp:deathDate 1858-01-16
gptkbp:deathPlace London,_England.
gptkbp:education Studied medicine.
gptkbp:famousFor Bright's disease.
gptkbp:field Medicine
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Pathology.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Bright
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Snow
gptkb:Thomas_Hodgkin
gptkb:Richard_Bright_Jr.
gptkb:John_Hunter
gptkb:Joseph_Lister
gptkb:Thomas_Sydenham
gptkb:Richard_Lower
gptkb:William_Osler
gptkb:Henry_Gray
gptkb:William_Beaumont
William_Harvey.
William_Osler.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Addison
gptkbp:knownFor Bright's disease
Bright's disease classification.
Bright's disease description.
Bright's disease research.
Clinical nephrology.
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering work in nephrology.
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent First to link kidney disease with systemic conditions.
First to describe the clinical features of nephritis.
Developed methods for diagnosing kidney diseases.
Pioneered the study of kidney diseases.
gptkbp:notableWork Clinical observations on renal diseases.
Clinical studies on kidney function.
Clinical observations on the diseases of the kidneys
Research on renal pathology.
gptkbp:occupation Physician
gptkbp:publishes Reports on the effects of kidney disease.
gptkbp:researchAreas Chronic kidney disease.
Nephrology.
gptkbp:researchContribution Detailed the pathology of kidney diseases.
Described the relationship between kidney disease and hypertension.
gptkbp:researchField Nephrology
gptkbp:researchFocus Acute and chronic nephritis.
Kidney diseases.
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Bright