Thomas Hodgkin, British physician (born 1798)

Thomas Hodgkin

British pathologist (1798–1866)

Thomas Hodgkin RMS was a British physician, considered one of the most prominent pathologists 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…