Thomas Hodgkin
British physician
Thomas Hodgkin RMS was a British physician, considered one of the most prominent pathologists of his time and a pioneer in preventive medicine. He is now best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma and blood disease,... Wikipedia
Born: August 17, 1798, Pentonville, London, United Kingdom
Died: April 5, 1866 (age 67 years), Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Spouse: Sarah Frances Callow Scaife (m. 1850)
Parents: John Hodgkin and Elizabeth Rickman
Known for: Preventive medicine; First account of Hodgkin's Disease