Thomas Hodgkin

:For the British historian with the same name, see Thomas Hodgkin.

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Thomas Hodgkin (b. August 17, 1798, in Pentonville, St. James Parish, Middlesex; d. April 5, 1866, Jaffa, Palestine). British physician

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August 17 - 1798 - Pentonville - St. James Parish - Middlesex - April 5 - 1866 - Jaffa - Palestine - British - Physician

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at Guy's Hospital, one of the most prominent pathologists of his time and a pioneer in preventive medicine. He is now best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma and blood disease, in 1832. Hodgkin's work marked the beginning of times when a pathologist was actively involved in the clinical process. He was a contemporary of Thomas Addison (1793-1860) at Guy's Hospital.

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Guy's Hospital - Pathologists - Preventive medicine - Hodgkin's disease - Lymphoma - Blood disease - 1832 - Thomas Addison

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