Background
Thomas Barlow was born on November 4, 1845. He was the son of James Barlow (1819–1887).
Thomas Barlow was born on November 4, 1845. He was the son of James Barlow (1819–1887).
He received a Bachelor of Medicine degree from University College London in 1873 and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1874.
He became a registrar at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and later a physician and in 1899 a consultant. He was professor at the University College London from 1895 to 1907, initially of pediatrics and later of clinical medicine.
In 1883, he showed that infantile scurvy was identical with adult scurvy. Barlow"s disease – infantile scurvy – is named after him. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians from 1910–1914 and delivered their Harveian Oration in 1916 on the subject of Harvey, The Manitoba and the Physician.