Tag: Edmund Burke
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The Scriblerus and other clubs
JMS PearceHull, England, United Kingdom In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when transport was by horse and carriage, the opportunities for scholars and inventors to exchange ideas was limited. Consequently, there arose a number of small private gentlemen’s clubs, where members gathered for congenial or intellectual intercourse. Most were based in London. They were often…
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Caleb Hillier Parry MD FRS
JMS PearceHull, England, United Kingdom Hyperthyroidism or exophthalmic goiter, often called Graves’ disease or Basedow’s disease, was first recorded by Caleb Parry (1755-1822) (Fig 1) posthumously in 1825. William Osler called the affliction “Parry’s disease.” Caleb Parry was born in Cirencester, the son of Joshua Parry, a dissenting Presbyterian minister. He attended Cirencester Grammar School…