Born USA. Worked with cholera, tuberculosis and typhus, particularly in New York.
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Hermann Michael Biggs
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British Lying-in Hospital
Initially called the Lying-In Hospital for Married Women. ( 'Lying-in' is an old term for childbirth). By the beginning of the 20th century it was experiencing financial difficulties which led to ...
1 memorial
Sir Henry Wellcome
Born Wisconsin, USA, moved to London in 1880 for business reasons. Pharmacist, founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation. His collection of books & artefacts relating to the history of medic...
Person, Benefactor, Industry, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, USA
1 memorial
William Marsden
Surgeon who founded two hospitals. 1828 established a small dispensary in Greville Street which was the first to provide free treatment even to people not sent by the benefactors of the institution...
3 memorials
Breast Cancer Care
Charity providing support for women with breast cancer. Founded by Betty Westgate, five years after she was diagnosed with the disease. Originally called the Mastectomy Association; the name was ch...
1 memorial
3 memorials
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