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Arthur Thomson (physician)

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127: 49:, where he graduated in 1915 with first class honours in medicine, surgery and midwifery. He was also awarded the gold medal in clinical medicine, the Russell Memorial Prize, and was both Queen's and Ingleby Scholar. 87:
he took special interest in Rheumatic Fever and the Baskerville School for children with rheumatic heart disease. Later in life he focussed his research activity on to ageing and chronic sickness, giving the
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In 1947 Birmingham University appointed him part-time Professor of Therapeutics, after which he became Dean of the Medical Faculty and in 1952 vice-principal of the University. He was knighted in 1959.
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He married Minnie Scott Hutchings (nÊe Lindsley) in Birmingham in 1912; they had one adopted daughter.
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the son of Arthur Henry Thomson, a colonial civil servant, he was educated at
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as a Captain and served as a Regimental Medical Officer with the
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on the subject in 1949. He had been elected a Fellow of the
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After the war he was appointed Assistant Physician at
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Health professionals from Birmingham, West Midlands
168:. No. 60066. London. 27 July 1977. p. 19. 230: 34:(1890 – 15 July 1977) was a British physician. 76:twice by the British and once by the French. 254:Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians 274:Academics of the University of Birmingham 208: 122: 120: 157: 155: 269:Alumni of the University of Birmingham 231: 117: 177: 175: 249:20th-century English medical doctors 152: 13: 172: 162:"Obituaries: Sir Arthur Thomson". 14: 285: 259:Royal Army Medical Corps officers 52:After graduation, he joined the 136:. 4 August 2011. Archived from 85:Birmingham Children's Hospital 1: 110: 195:(6083): 395. 6 August 1977. 17:Sir Arthur Peregrine Thomson 7: 128:"Thomson, A.P. (1890–1977)" 94:Royal College of Physicians 81:Birmingham General Hospital 64:, where he was awarded the 10: 290: 54:Royal Army Medical Corps 188:British Medical Journal 96:in 1930 and gave their 74:Mentioned in Despatches 201:10.1136/bmj.2.6083.395 47:Birmingham University 90:Lumleian Lectures 60:in France during 281: 223: 222: 212: 179: 170: 169: 159: 150: 149: 147: 145: 140:on 25 March 2012 124: 98:Harveian Oration 289: 288: 284: 283: 282: 280: 279: 278: 229: 228: 227: 226: 181: 180: 173: 161: 160: 153: 143: 141: 133:Dulwich College 126: 125: 118: 113: 70:Croix de Guerre 58:Guards Division 43:Dulwich College 12: 11: 5: 287: 277: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 246: 241: 225: 224: 171: 151: 115: 114: 112: 109: 66:Military Cross 39:British Guiana 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 286: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 240: 237: 236: 234: 220: 216: 211: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 189: 184: 178: 176: 167: 166: 158: 156: 139: 135: 134: 129: 123: 121: 116: 108: 105: 101: 99: 95: 91: 86: 82: 77: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 50: 48: 44: 40: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 18: 192: 186: 163: 144:22 September 142:. Retrieved 138:the original 131: 106: 102: 78: 51: 36: 16: 15: 244:1977 deaths 239:1890 births 62:World War I 233:Categories 183:"Obituary" 111:References 72:, and was 165:The Times 100:in 1961. 68:and the 37:Born in 210:1631139 219:329942 217:  207:  215:PMID 146:2011 45:and 32:FRCP 205:PMC 197:doi 24:LLD 235:: 213:. 203:. 191:. 185:. 174:^ 154:^ 130:. 119:^ 30:, 28:MD 26:, 22:, 20:MC 221:. 199:: 193:2 148:.

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FRCP
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Dulwich College
Birmingham University
Royal Army Medical Corps
Guards Division
World War I
Military Cross
Croix de Guerre
Mentioned in Despatches
Birmingham General Hospital
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Lumleian Lectures
Royal College of Physicians
Harveian Oration


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