Allbutt, Sir (Thomas) Clifford (1836-1925), physician

8 letters, signed and dated (except no. 26). Two letters are typewritten and addressed to Miss Dendy (nos. 19 and 23). One letter has a dictionary of Who Was Who (1929-1940) attached to it.

1905-1923

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Allbutt, Sir (Thomas) Clifford (1836-1925), physician, born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. In 1860, he achieved a first-class degree in the natural sciences tripos at Cambridge University. He then studied medicine at St George's Hospital, London, and taking the Cambridge MB degree in 1861. In 1861, he was a consulting physician in Leeds. In 1889, he was a commissioner in lunacy in London. From 1892 onwards, he was professor of physics at Cambridge University. He died suddenly in 1925. A full description of his life and work is to be found in the Dictionary of National Biography.