Thomas Pridgin Teale (died 1867)

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Thomas Pridgen Teale

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]

Teale was one of the founders of the Leeds School of Medicine, and served as a surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary from 1833 to 1864. [2]

He was President of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society from 1861 to 1863. [3]

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References

  1. "List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 – 2007" (PDF). The Royal Society: Library and Information Services. 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  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 .
  3. "History". The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Retrieved 5 October 2012.