Background
He was born in Worcestershire, England and, having trained at Oxford"s Magdalen Hall, elected to enter the Church, becoming Vicar of Kinver in Staffordshire.
He was born in Worcestershire, England and, having trained at Oxford"s Magdalen Hall, elected to enter the Church, becoming Vicar of Kinver in Staffordshire.
In Morton"s time, this wasting disease was termed consumption, or by its Greek name of phthisis. Recognition of the many possible symptoms of this infection belonging to a single disease was not until the 1820s and it was J.L. Schönlein in 1839 who introduced the term "tuberculosis". With his refusal to acquiesce to the Acting of Uniformity 1662 following the Restoration of Charles II, he was forced to resign.
His whereabouts for the following eight years are unclear, although he probably travelled to Holland.
Reappearing in 1670, he was awarded doctorate of medicine by Oxford University.