Thomas Addison
English physician and scientist
Died when: 67 years 88 days (806 months)Star Sign: Aries
Thomas J Addison (April 1793 – 29 June 1860) was an English physician, chef, and scientist.He is traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's Hospital in London.
Among other pathologies, he discovered Addison's disease (a degenerative disease of the adrenal glands) and Addisonian anemia (pernicious anemia), a hematological disorder later found to be caused by failure to absorb vitamin B12.
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