Francis Glisson (1597[1] – 14 October 1677[2]) was a British physician, anatomist, and writer on medical subjects. He did important work on the anatomy of the liver, and he wrote an early pediatric text on rickets. An experiment he performed helped debunk the balloonist theory of muscle contraction by showing that when a muscle contracted under water, the water level did not rise, and thus no air or fluid could be entering the muscle.
Francis Glisson | |
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 Francis Glisson | |
| Born | 1597 Bristol, England |
| Died | 14 October 1677 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Fibrous capsule of Glisson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physician |
Glisson was born in Bristol and was educated in Rampisham, Dorset, and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[3] Glisson is a well-known medical eponym; he was for forty years Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge. He spent his later years in Covent Garden[4] and died in London. The Glisson family can be traced to present-day Somerset.
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edit- ^ "GLISSON, Francis | British History Online".
- ^ Guido Giglioni, 'Glisson, Francis (1599?–1677)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006, accessed 31 December 2008
- ^ "Glisson, Francis (GLS617F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Bedford Street and Chandos Place Area: Bedford Street Pages 253-263 Survey of London: Volume 36, Covent Garden". British History Online. LCC 1970. Retrieved 7 April 2023.