T. Spencer Cobbold | |
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| Born | (1828-05-26)26 May 1828 |
| Died | 20 March 1886(1886-03-20) (aged 57) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
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| Fields | Zoology;anatomy |
| Institutions | St Mary's Hospital, London;Middlesex Hospital;British Museum;Royal Veterinary College |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Cobbold |
Thomas Spencer CobboldFRS (26 May 1828 – 10 March 1886) was an English biologist.[1][2]
He was born atIpswich, the third son of Rev.Richard Cobbold, author of theHistory ofMargaret Catchpole.[3]
After graduating in medicine at theUniversity of Edinburgh in 1851, he was appointed lecturer on botany atSt Mary's Hospital, London in 1857, and also onzoology andcomparative anatomy atMiddlesex Hospital in 1861.[3] He was elected aFellow of the Royal Society in June, 1864.[2]
From 1868 he acted asSwiney Lecturer on geology at theBritish Museum until 1873, when he became professor of botany at theRoyal Veterinary College, afterwards filling a chair ofhelminthology which was specially created for him at that institution.[3] He was president of theQuekett Microscopical Club from 1879-80. He died in London on 20 March 1886.
His special subject was helminthology, particularly the worms parasitic in man and animals, and as a physician he gained a considerable reputation in the diagnosis of cases depending on the presence of such organisms.[3]
His numerous writings include:
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cobbold, Thomas Spencer".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 607. Works by or aboutThomas Spencer Cobbold atWikisource
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