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Thomas Mayo

1790 – 1871

British physician;

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Lived 1790 – 1871 (aged 80–81). Thomas Mayo was a physician.

Thomas Mayo (24 January 1790 – 13 January 1871) was a British physician.

He was born in London, the son of John Mayo, MD. After three years of private tuition and eighteen months at Westminster School, he was again privately tutored for Oriel College, Oxford, where he qualified MB in 1815 and MD in 1818. He took over his father's successful practice in Tunbridge Wells, but in 1835 removed to London where he acted for many years as physician at the Marylebone Infirmary.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1819 and delivered their Lumleian lectures in 1839 and 1842, their Harveian oration in 1841, and their Croonian Lecture in 1853. From 1857 to 1862 he was president of the college.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1835.

He died in 1871 in Corsham, Wiltshire.

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Important facts

Born
1790, London
Birth century
Occupation
Education
Oriel College
Positions held
President of the Royal College of Physicians
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society; Croonian Medal and Lecture; Harveian Oration

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Who was Thomas Mayo?

British physician; (1790-1871)

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Thomas Mayo was born in 1790 in London.

When did Thomas Mayo die?

Thomas Mayo died on 13 January 1871.

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Thomas Mayo was a physician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Mayo

· Wikidata: Q7792255

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