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|birth_date=28 September 1789
|birth_date=28 September 1789
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|birth_place= [[Bristol]], England
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==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born in [[Bristol]], [[Gloucestershire (traditional)|Gloucestershire]], the third son of Sarah and Richard Bright Sr., a wealthy merchant and banker. Bright Sr. shared his interest in science with his son,
He was born in [[Bristol]], [[Gloucestershire (traditional)|Gloucestershire]], the third son of Sarah and Richard Bright Sr., a wealthy merchant and banker. Bright Sr. shared his interest in science with his son,
encouraging him to consider it as a career. In 1808, Bright Jr. joined the [[University of Edinburgh]] to study philosophy, economics and mathematics, but switched to medicine the following year. In 1810, he accompanied Sir [[Sir George Steuart Mackenzie|George Mackenzie]] on a summer expedition to [[Iceland]] where he conducted [[natural history|naturalist]] studies. Bright then continued his medical studies at [[Guy's Hospital]] in London and in September 1813 returned to [[Edinburgh]] to be granted his [[Doctor of Medicine|medical doctorate]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunea|first1=Gerge|title=Richard Bright|url=http://www.hektoeninternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=705%3Arichard-bright-the-father-of-nephrology&catid=85&Itemid=435|publisher=Hektoen International|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref> His thesis was ''De erysipelate contagioso'' (''On contagious [[erysipelas]]'').<ref name=eskind>{{cite web|title=Richard Bright, M.D. (1789-1858): Father of Nephrology|url=http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/diglib/sc_diglib/robinson/bright.html|publisher=Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref>
encouraging him to consider it as a career. In 1808, Bright Jr. joined the [[University of Edinburgh]] to study philosophy, economics and mathematics, but switched to medicine the following year. In 1810, he accompanied Sir [[Sir George Steuart Mackenzie|George Mackenzie]] on a summer expedition to [[Iceland]] where he conducted [[natural history|naturalist]] studies. Bright then continued his medical studies at [[Guy's Hospital]] in London and in September 1813 returned to [[Edinburgh]] to be granted his [[Doctor of Medicine|medical doctorate]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunea|first1=Gerge|title=Richard Bright|url=http://www.hektoeninternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=705%3Arichard-bright-the-father-of-nephrology&catid=85&Itemid=435|publisher=Hektoen International|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref> His thesis was ''De erysipelate contagioso'' (''On contagious [[erysipelas]]'').<ref name=eskind>{{cite web|title=Richard Bright, M.D. (1789–1858): Father of Nephrology|url=http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/diglib/sc_diglib/robinson/bright.html|publisher=Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library|accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref>


During the 1820s and 1830s Bright again worked at Guy's Hospital, teaching, practising and researching medicine. There he worked alongside two other celebrated medical pioneers, [[Thomas Addison]] and [[Thomas Hodgkin]]. His research into the causes and [[symptom]]s of kidney disease led to his identifying what became known as [[Bright's disease]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Richard Bright 1789-1858: Physician in an Age of Revolution and Reform|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|date=1993|volume=329|issue=1823|doi=10.1056/NEJM199312093292422|url=http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199312093292422}}</ref> For this, he is considered the "[[People known as the father or mother of something#B|father]] of [[nephrology]]". He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1821.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27bright%27%29|title = Library Archive|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate = 24 August 2012}}</ref>
During the 1820s and 1830s Bright again worked at Guy's Hospital, teaching, practising and researching medicine. There he worked alongside two other celebrated medical pioneers, [[Thomas Addison]] and [[Thomas Hodgkin]]. His research into the causes and [[symptom]]s of kidney disease led to his identifying what became known as [[Bright's disease]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Richard Bright 1789–1858: Physician in an Age of Revolution and Reform|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|date=1993|volume=329|issue=1823|doi=10.1056/NEJM199312093292422}}</ref> For this, he is considered the "[[People known as the father or mother of something#B|father]] of [[nephrology]]". He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1821.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27bright%27%29|title = Library Archive|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate = 24 August 2012}}</ref> He was President of the [[Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society]] in 1837.


Bright had a special [[affection]] for [[Hungary]] and in 1815 he lived in [[Festetics Palace|Festetics Castle]] in [[Keszthely]], where there is a large plaque: “To the memory of the English physician scientist and traveller who was one of the pioneers in the accurate description of [[Lake Balaton]].”<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Booksay|first1=G.|title=Dr. Richard Bright and Lake Balaton|journal=Medical History|date=1970|volume=14|issue=01|pages=106–107|doi=10.1017/S0025727300015209|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2F10716_33C3E241B1445938AC77AB17A928ED4E_journals__MDH_MDH14_01_S0025727300015209a.pdf&cover=Y&code=13efcfabe2917a2479829c68c457666d|pmc=1034021}}</ref>
Bright had a special [[affection]] for [[Hungary]] and in 1815 he lived in [[Festetics Palace|Festetics Castle]] in [[Keszthely]], where there is a large plaque: “To the memory of the English physician scientist and traveller who was one of the pioneers in the accurate description of [[Lake Balaton]].”<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Booksay|first1=G.|title=Dr. Richard Bright and Lake Balaton|journal=Medical History|date=1970|volume=14|issue=1|pages=106–107|doi=10.1017/S0025727300015209|pmid=4904725|pmc=1034021}}</ref>


He delivered the [[Lumleian Lectures]] in 1837 on "Disorders of the Brain" and the [[Gulstonian lectures]] in 1833 on the "Function of the Abdominal Viscera" at the Royal College of Physicians.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Bright, Richard|volume=6|page= 334}}</ref>
He delivered the [[Lumleian Lectures]] in 1837 on "Disorders of the Brain" and the [[Gulstonian lectures]] in 1833 on the "Function of the Abdominal Viscera" at the Royal College of Physicians.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Bright, Richard|volume=6|page= 334}}</ref>
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|website=Blue Plaque Places
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|url=http://www.blueplaqueplaces.co.uk/richard-bright-blue-plaque-in-london-85#.WdZYTcZrxEY
|url=http://www.blueplaqueplaces.co.uk/richard-bright-blue-plaque-in-london-85#.WdZYTcZrxEY
}}</ref> This address was the filming location of the tailor's shop in the ''[[Kingsman (film series)|Kingsman]]'' films and the plaque can be seen outside.
}}</ref> This address was the filming location of the tailor's shop in the ''[[Kingsman (franchise)|Kingsman]]'' films and the plaque can be seen outside.


==Artistic Recognition==
==Artistic recognition==


A bust of Bright is held at the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]].<ref>https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/rcpe-art</ref>
A bust of Bright is held at the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/rcpe-art|title = Art Listing}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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|first=R M
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|author2=Moore D T
|author2=Moore D T
|date=Apr 1981
|date=Apr 1981
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|last=Brian
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|first=V A
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|date=Dec 1976
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|title=The man behind the name: Richard Bright: 1789–1858
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|title=Pioneers in medicine: Richard Bright (1789–1858)
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|title=Richard Bright 1789–1858 (Garrison): Select Reports of Medical Cases: Cases Illustrative Of Some Of The Appearances Observable On The Examination Of Diseases Terminating In Dropsical Effusion
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[[Category:Scientists from Bristol]]
[[Category:Scientists from Bristol]]
[[Category:Alumni of King's College London]]
[[Category:Alumni of King's College London]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Medical School]]
[[Category:19th-century English medical doctors]]
[[Category:19th-century English medical doctors]]
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[[Category:Physicians of Guy's Hospital]]
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 22 October 2024

Richard Bright
Born28 September 1789
Bristol, England
Died16 December 1858(1858-12-16) (aged 69)
London, England

Richard Bright (28 September 1789 – 16 December 1858) was an English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease. He is particularly known for his description of Bright's disease.

Biography

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He was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, the third son of Sarah and Richard Bright Sr., a wealthy merchant and banker. Bright Sr. shared his interest in science with his son, encouraging him to consider it as a career. In 1808, Bright Jr. joined the University of Edinburgh to study philosophy, economics and mathematics, but switched to medicine the following year. In 1810, he accompanied Sir George Mackenzie on a summer expedition to Iceland where he conducted naturalist studies. Bright then continued his medical studies at Guy's Hospital in London and in September 1813 returned to Edinburgh to be granted his medical doctorate.[1] His thesis was De erysipelate contagioso (On contagious erysipelas).[2]

During the 1820s and 1830s Bright again worked at Guy's Hospital, teaching, practising and researching medicine. There he worked alongside two other celebrated medical pioneers, Thomas Addison and Thomas Hodgkin. His research into the causes and symptoms of kidney disease led to his identifying what became known as Bright's disease.[3] For this, he is considered the "father of nephrology". He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821.[4] He was President of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society in 1837.

Bright had a special affection for Hungary and in 1815 he lived in Festetics Castle in Keszthely, where there is a large plaque: “To the memory of the English physician scientist and traveller who was one of the pioneers in the accurate description of Lake Balaton.”[5]

He delivered the Lumleian Lectures in 1837 on "Disorders of the Brain" and the Gulstonian lectures in 1833 on the "Function of the Abdominal Viscera" at the Royal College of Physicians.[6]

Death

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On 11 December 1858, Bright became severely ill due to complications of heart disease and was unable to recover.[2] He died in London aged 69 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. A memorial to him lies within St James's Church, Piccadilly.

A memorial to Richard Bright in St James's Church, Piccadilly.

Bright had two sons. The younger also became a physician; the elder, James Franck Bright, a historian.

Cultural references

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When asked if he had ever been seriously ill, S.J. Perelman quipped, "Why, yes. I had Bright's disease. And he had mine."

He lived at 11 Saville Row, London, which is now commemorated by a blue plaque.[7] This address was the filming location of the tailor's shop in the Kingsman films and the plaque can be seen outside.

Artistic recognition

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A bust of Bright is held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dunea, Gerge. "Richard Bright". Hektoen International. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Richard Bright, M.D. (1789–1858): Father of Nephrology". Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Richard Bright 1789–1858: Physician in an Age of Revolution and Reform". New England Journal of Medicine. 329 (1823). 1993. doi:10.1056/NEJM199312093292422.
  4. ^ "Library Archive". Royal Society. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ^ Booksay, G. (1970). "Dr. Richard Bright and Lake Balaton". Medical History. 14 (1): 106–107. doi:10.1017/S0025727300015209. PMC 1034021. PMID 4904725.
  6. ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Bright, Richard" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 6. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 334.
  7. ^ "Richard Bright blue plaque in London". Blue Plaque Places.
  8. ^ "Art Listing".

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