This biography is part of a series of historical obituaries, produced for the Royal College of Physicians. As products of their time periods, some biographies contain language which is inappropriate and offensive. We preserve these biographies for research, and we acknowledge that they do not all represent the RCP’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

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