Thomas Addison

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:academicAdvisor Physician_at_Guy's_Hospital
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Guy's_Hospital
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:born September 4, 1793
gptkbp:burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Addison_Jr.
gptkbp:clinicalTrials Believed in the importance of clinical observation
Practiced_in_London
gptkbp:contributedTo Pioneered research on adrenal glands
gptkbp:contribution Described adrenal insufficiency
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced literature on medical conditions
gptkbp:deathPlace Pneumonia
gptkbp:died June 29, 1860
gptkbp:education Educated future generations of doctors
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_College_of_Physicians
gptkbp:field Medicine
gptkbp:healthcare Contributed to the training of medical students
gptkbp:historicalContext Practiced during the Victorian era
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Continues to be referenced in medical literature
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_in_endocrinology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Addison
gptkbp:impact Influenced modern understanding of adrenal function
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Hughes_Bennett
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Lawrence
gptkbp:involved Medical education
gptkbp:isReviewedBy Respected by contemporaries
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Addison's_disease
gptkbp:legacy Addison's_disease_named_after_him
gptkbp:mentor gptkb:John_Abernethy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent First to describe Addison's disease
gptkbp:notableWork On the Constitutional and Local Effects of Disease of the Suprarenal Capsules
gptkbp:originalNetwork Connected with other physicians
gptkbp:personalLife Lived_in_London_during_his_career
Studied_medicine_in_London
gptkbp:profession Physician
Remembered as a key figure in medical history
gptkbp:professionalDebut Influenced the study of internal medicine
gptkbp:releaseYear 1855
gptkbp:researchContribution Contributed to the field of pathology
Identified symptoms of adrenal insufficiency
gptkbp:researchField Endocrinology
gptkbp:researchFocus Adrenal glands
gptkbp:researchInterest Clinical observation
His work laid groundwork for future research on adrenal diseases
Published findings on adrenal disease
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:scientificName Recognized for his contributions to medicine
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Addison