Background
Thomas Barlow was born on November 4, 1845. He was the son of James Barlow (1819–1887).
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also known as
Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet
Education
He received a Bachelor of Medicine degree from University College London in 1873 and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1874.
Career
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.
Achievements
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He was Royal Physician to Queen Victoria and attended her on her death, and to King Edward VII and King George V. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in March 1901, and in February 1902 he was created a Baronet, of Wimpole Street in Street Marylebone in the County of London. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1918.
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United Kingdom