William Miller Ord, FRCP (23 September 1834 – 14 May 1902) was a British medical scientist. He was a surgeon at St. Thomas Hospital in London, where he worked for 50 years.[1][2]
William Miller Ord | |
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| Born | September 23, 1834 |
| Died | May 14, 1902 (aged 67) |
| Education | St Thomas' Hospital, London University |
| Years active | 1852-1902 |
| Known for | describing Ord's thyroiditis |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | surgeon |
| Institutions | Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| Research | gout |
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Biography
editOrd was born in 1834, the son of George Ord, MRCS, a surgeon who practiced in Brixton. He received his medical education at St Thomas' Hospital, where he entered in 1852, and at London University. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1855, and a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1869 (later elected a Fellow in 1875).[3]
At St. Thomas′, he was successively surgical registrar, house surgeon, lecturer in comparative anatomy, lecturer in physiology, assistant physician lecturer in medicine, and physician. He was also elected Dean of the Medical School.[3]
In 1879 he described Ord's thyroiditis.[4]
He was an active member of the Medical Society of London, and was president of the society in 1885.[3]
Ord died at The Hall, in Salisbury, residence of his son, on 14 May 1902.[3]
Selected publications
edit- Notes on Comparative Anatomy (1871)
- On the Relation of Uric Acid to Gout (1874)
- On Myxoedema, a term proposed to be applied to an essential condition in the cretinoid infection observed in middle aged women. Transactions of The Medical - Chirurgical Society Of London 1878; 61: 57
- On the Influence of Colloids Upon Crystalline Form and Cohesion (1879)
- On Some Disorders of Nutrition Related With Affections of the Nervous System (1885)
- Report of a committee of the Clinical Society of London nominated December 14, 1883, to investigate the subject of myxoedema. Trans. Clin. Soc. Lond. 1888; 21 (Suppl)
References
edit- ^ "AIM25 collection description". Aim25.ac.uk. 1902-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "William Miller Ord, M.D., F.R.C.P.Lond". British Medical Journal. 1 (2160): 1315–1317. 1902. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.2160.1315. PMC 2512147.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary - Dr. William Miller Ord". The Times. No. 36777. London. 26 May 1902. p. 10.
- ^ [1] Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine