Thomas Renton Elliott
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Thomas Renton Elliott FRS(October 11, 1877 – March 4, 1961) was a British
physician and physiologist.
Elliott was born in Willington, County Durham
, as the eldest son to retailer Archibald William Elliott and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Renton, of Otley, Yorkshire. He studied natural science
s at Trinity College, Cambridge
, specialising in physiology
.
He joined University College Hospital
as a junior staff member in 1910, and eventually became first professor of medicine and director of the medical unit at Gower Street.
Elliot married Martha M'Cosh in 1918. They had three sons and two daughters.
Elliott died in Peeblesshire
.
United Kingdom
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physician and physiologist.
Elliott was born in Willington, County Durham
Willington, County Durham
Willington is a former-pit town in County Durham, England. It is in the foothills of the Pennines and near the River Wear close to Crook and Bishop Auckland. Like many communities in the area, Willington's economy was largely based on coal mining. The closure of the colliery in 1967 therefore hit...
, as the eldest son to retailer Archibald William Elliott and his wife, Anne, daughter of Thomas Renton, of Otley, Yorkshire. He studied natural science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
s at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, specialising in physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
.
He joined University College Hospital
University College Hospital
University College Hospital is a teaching hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is closely associated with University College London ....
as a junior staff member in 1910, and eventually became first professor of medicine and director of the medical unit at Gower Street.
Elliot married Martha M'Cosh in 1918. They had three sons and two daughters.
Elliott died in Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire
Peeblesshire , the County of Peebles or Tweeddale was a county of Scotland. Its main town was Peebles, and it bordered Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lanarkshire to the west.After the local government reorganisation of 1975 the use of the name...
.
Awards and memberships
- Distinguished Service OrderDistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1918) - Honorary member of the Association of American PhysiciansAssociation of American PhysiciansThe Association of American Physicians is a medical society founded in 1885 by the Canadian physician Sir William Osler and six other distinguished physicians of his era, for "the advancement of scientific and practical medicine." Election to the AAP is an honor extended to individuals with...
- Honorary member of the Rome Academy of Medicine
- Gold medal of the West London MedicoChirurgical Society (1920)
- Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, CambridgeTrinity College, CambridgeTrinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
(1947) - Member of the Medical Research CouncilMedical Research CouncilMedical Research Council may refer to:* Medical Research Council , a UK organisation* National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia's peak funding body for medical research...
(1920–1931 and 1939–1943) - Fellow of the Royal Society
- Old Dunelmian