Thomas Pridgin Teale (died 1867)

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Thomas Pridgin Teale FRS (1800- 31 December 1867) was a British surgeon, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 5 June 1862.^[1] His father Thomas Teale and his son Thomas Pridgin Teale were also surgeons.^[2]

Fellowship of the Royal Society is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of London judges to have made a 'substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science'.

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society". It is the oldest national scientific institution in the world. The society is the United Kingdom's and Commonwealth of Nations' Academy of Sciences and fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement.

Thomas Pridgin Teale FRS was a British surgeon and ophthalmologist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 7 June 1888.

He was one of the founders of the Leeds School of Medicine, and surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary from 1833 to 1864.^[2]

Leeds School of Medicine Medical school in West Yorkshire, England

The School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Leeds, in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The School of Medicine was founded in 1831, before the Yorkshire College which became the University, and now forms part of the University's Faculty of Medicine and Health. The School is compromised of institutes located at multiple sites in West Yorkshire including the Worsley Building, LIGHT, St James's Campus, and Chapel Allerton Hospital. The School of Medicine is primarily linked with two major hospitals for clinical teaching: the Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital, both run by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, alongside smaller district NHS Trusts.

Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Its previous name The General Infirmary at Leeds is still sometimes used. It is the second largest hospital in Leeds after St James's University Hospital.

He was President of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society in 1861-63.^[3]

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society is a Learned society in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1819, and its museum collection forms the basis of Leeds City Museum, which reopened in September 2008. The printed works and papers of the society are held by Leeds University Library.

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References

↑ "List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 – 2007" (PDF). The Royal Society: Library and Information Services. 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
1 2 "Obituary: Thomas Pridgin Teale M.D. T.C.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.S., of Leeds". British Medical Journal. 1 (367): 41. 11 January 1868. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.367.41-c. PMC 2309691 .
↑ "History". The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

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[1] "List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 – 2007" (PDF). The Royal Society: Library and Information Services. 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

[bmj-2] 1 2 "Obituary: Thomas Pridgin Teale M.D. T.C.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.S., of Leeds". British Medical Journal. 1 (367): 41. 11 January 1868. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.367.41-c. PMC 2309691 .

[lpls-3] "History". The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Retrieved 5 October 2012.