Background
He was born in Tavistock Place, London in 1811, the son of civil sevant Daniel and Elizabeth (née Bllzard) Curling and educated at Manor House, Chiswick.
He was born in Tavistock Place, London in 1811, the son of civil sevant Daniel and Elizabeth (née Bllzard) Curling and educated at Manor House, Chiswick.
A stress ulcer resulting from burns is called a Curling"s ulcer after him. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1850. After filling other important posts in the College of Surgeons, he was appointed president of the College in 1873. He died in Cannes, France on 4 March 1888.
In 1843 he won the Jacksonian prize for his investigations on tetanus. And he became famous for his skill in treating diseases of the testes and rectum, his published works on which went through many editions.
Royal Society.
