Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Thomas Hodgkin

1798 - 1866

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 11, 2017

1. Thomas Hodgkin Marker

Inscription.
Physician,
Reformer and
Philanthropist
lived here

Erected 1985 by Greater London Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine.

Location. 51° 31.103′ N, 0° 7.844′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Bedford Square just north of Adeline Place, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 Bedford Square, Camden, England WC1B 3ES, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thomas Wakley (a few steps from this marker); Anthony Hope (within shouting distance of this marker); Bedford College for Women (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (about 90 meters away); Ram Mohun Roy (about 90 meters away); Charles Kitterbell (about 150 meters away); Sir Harry Ricardo (about 150 meters away); Lord Eldon (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . . Thomas Hodgkin (Wikipedia). "Thomas Hodgkin (17 August 1798 – 5 April 1866) was a British physician, considered one of the most prominent pathologists

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of his time and a pioneer in preventive medicine. He is now best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma and blood disease, in 1832. Hodgkin's work marked the beginning of times when a pathologist was actively involved in the clinical process. He was a contemporary of Thomas Addison and Richard Bright at Guy's Hospital....Hodgkin like many other Quakers was concerned both with the abolition of slavery and the reduction of the impact of western colonization on indigenous peoples around the world....Hodgkin had an interest in both the physical anthropology and the cultural aspects of what would now be ethnology, before the academic disciplines existed....In helping to found the Aborigines Protection Society, he argued that languages constituted philological evidence of man's origins, and should therefore be preserved where threatened;...Hodgkin was a supporter of Liberia in the early days of its foundation;...Hodgkin described the disease that bears his name (Hodgkin's lymphoma) in 1832, in a paper titled On Some Morbid Appearances of the Absorbent Glands and Spleen....Hodgkin was one of the earliest defenders of preventive medicine, having published On the Means of Promoting and Preserving Health in book form in 1841." (Submitted on January 10, 2018.)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 11, 2017

2. Thomas Hodgkin Marker

Both Thomas Wakley (top) and and Thomas Hodgkin (bottom) each get their own Blue Plaque at 35 Bedford Square.

Thomas Hodgkin Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 11, 2017

3. Thomas Hodgkin Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible beneath the scaffolding.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.