Father of Clinical Science
Father of Clinical Science
Born 2 Jun 1824; died 8 Nov 1911 at age 87.
#English #physician (1st #Baronet) who was a founding #FatherOfClinicalScience.
He recognized the #importance of #pathology and made his mark with the publication on his Lectures on Pathological #Anatomy (1863).
He identified the visceral lesions of #syphilis. His additional contributions to the previous descriptions by other physicians at Guy's Hospital, improved the understanding of #Addison's, Bright's and #Hodgkin's diseases.
Sir Thomas Barlow described Wilks as having “started the systematic and practical #teaching of morbid anatomy, and for nearly thirty years Wilks represented and embodied at #Guy'sHospital the important combination of a great morbid anatomist, and a great clinical physician and teacher.” Wilks (1896-1900) and Barlow (1910-14), served terms as #President of the #RoyalCollege of Physicians.
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