Thomas Edgar Underhill
Thomas Edgar Underhill FRSE FRCSE | |
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 Underhill in 1902 | |
| Born | 1854 |
| Died | 8 May 1917 (aged 62–63) |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MB ChB) |
| Occupation | Physician, surgeon |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Isabel Charlton |
| Children | At least 14 |
| Relatives | Charles Edward Underhill |
Dr Thomas Edgar Underhill FRSE FRCSE (1854 – 8 May 1917) was a 19th/20th century English physician and surgeon. He was an expert on Gorham's disease and spontaneous fractures.
Life[]
He was born in Tipton in Staffordshire, the youngest son of Emily Margaretta Roe and her husband, Dr William Lees Underhill (1814-1894).[1]
He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MB ChB in 1876. He then joined his father as a general practitioner in Tipton before spending 27 years at Barnt Green near Bromsgrove.[2] He lived at "Dunedin" in Barnt Green, named in homage to his alma mater.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1889. His proposers were James Matthews Duncan, Sir John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, Peter Guthrie Tait and Sir German Sims Woodhead.[3]
He was President of the Birmingham Medical Mission and President of the Birmingham branch of the British Medical Association and of the Midland Medical Society.
Underhill died on 8 May 1917.
Family[]
He was married to Mary Isabel Charlton (b.1857) and together they had at least 14 children.[4]
He was brother to Charles Edward Underhill.
Publications[]
- Spontaneous Fractures (1886)
References[]
- ^ "Dr. William Lees Underhill (1814-1894) • FamilySearch". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ BMJ obituary June 1917
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ^ "Thomas Edgar Underhill (1855-1917) • FamilySearch". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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