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Thomas Buzzard, 1831-1919

Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 1831.08.24
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Date of Death: 1919.01.01
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Identity:

Dr Thomas Buzzard was a specialist in venereal and nervous diseases.

Life:

In 1854 Buzzard became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. On 1 January 1859 he registered as a medical doctor. He was on the British medical staff of the Ottoman army in the Crimean War and on the HQ staff of Omar Pasha in Transcaucasia. He was a member of The Arts Club from 1867 to 1919, and Chairman of the Committee in 1894. He was known to Lois Cassatt.

Bibliography:

Hirsch, August, Handbook of Geographical and Historical Pathology, London, 1886; Medical Register, London.