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Article: Richard Bright--Physician Extraordinaire.
- Article from:
- Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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To their favorite teacher, Richard Bright, the students at Guy's Hospital offered not only their deepest respect but also their affection. One of the great men of Guy's, Bright's medical contributions were far reaching and his love for medicine and pathology all consuming. He is rightfully regarded as one of the founding fathers of nephrology, with his name immortalized in the eponym Bright's disease.
There were other facets to this handsome scholar of medicine; Bright was also an accomplished artist, naturalist, linguist, geologist, traveler, and botanist. It has been said, "He wrote as no man had ever written before and as all who followed him were to attempt ...