Richard Bright

Richard Bright (September 28, 1789 – December 16, 1858) was an English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease. September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Physician examining a child A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... Nephrology is the branch of internal medicine dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney. ...

He was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, the third son of Sarah and Richard Bright Sr., a wealthy merchant and banker. Bright Sr. shared his interest in science with his son, encouraging him to consider it as a career. In 1808, Bright Jr. joined the University of Edinburgh to study philosophy, economics and mathematics, but switched to medicine the following year. In 1810, he accompanied Sir George Mackenzie on an summer expedition to Iceland where he conducted naturalist studies. Bright then continued his medical studies at Guy's Hospital in London and in September 1813 returned to Edinburgh to be granted his medical doctorate. His thesis was De erysipelate contagioso (On contagious erysipelas). Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced glostersher or sometimes glostersheer) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636‑1691), known as Bluidy Mackenzie, was a Scottish lawyer and legal writer. ... -1... Guys Hospital for Incurables. An illustration from John Stows Survey of London (1755). ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a an degree held by medical doctors. ... A thesis (literally: position from the Greek θέσις) is an intellectual proposition. ...

During the 1820s and 1830s Bright again worked at Guy's Hospital, teaching, practising and researching medicine. There he worked alongside two other celebrated medical pioneers, Thomas Addison and Thomas Hodgkin. His research into the causes and symptoms of kidney disease led to his identifying what became known as Bright's disease. For this, he is considered the "father of nephrology". Events and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). ... // Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... Thomas Addison (1793 - June 29, 1860) was a physician at Guys Hospital who worked in the team of doctors led by Sir Astley Paston Cooper. ... Thomas Hodgkin (b. ... The term symptom (from the Greek syn = con/plus and pipto = fall, together meaning co-exist) has two similar meanings in the context of physical and mental health: A symptom may loosely be said to be a physical condition which shows that one has a particular illness or disorder (see... Brights Disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. ... The following tables list men and women described as father or mother of something. ... Nephrology is the branch of internal medicine dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney. ...

On December 11, 1858, Bright became severely ill due to complications of heart disease and was unable to recover. He died in London aged 69. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... There are different forms of heart disease: Coronary heart disease Ischaemic heart disease Cardiovascular disease Pulmonary heart disease The study of the heart (and diseases of the heart) is Cardiology. ...

Bright had two sons. The youngest also became a physician; the other, James Franck Bright, a historian. A historian is a person who studies history. ...

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