Thomas Pickering Pick (13 June 1841 – 6 September 1919)[1] was a British surgeon and author. He edited the tenth through fourteenth editions of Gray's Anatomy, succeeding Timothy Holmes as editor. His other notable books include Fractures and Dislocations[2] (Cassell & Co, 1885), A Treatise on Surgery (1875),[3] and Surgery (1899).[4]
Pickering Pick's father was a Liverpool merchant.[5] At 16, he came to London and trained at St George's Hospital.[6] He qualified for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1866 and was elected as the hospital's assistant surgeon in 1869. From 1878 to 1898 he held the office of surgeon, then became a consulting surgeon prior to his 1900 retirement. For many years he was Inspector of Anatomy for England and Wales.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Pickering Pick". British Medical Journal. 2 (3064): 399–399. 20 September 1919. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.3064.399. ISSN 0007-1447.
- ^ "Fractures and dislocations / by T. Pickering Pick". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "A Treatise on Surgery; its Principles and Practice". Journal of the American Medical Association. XIII (7): 250–251. 17 August 1889. doi:10.1001/jama.1889.02401050034009. ISSN 0002-9955. PMC 5922040.
- ^ Pick, T. Pickering (27 March 1899). "Surgery: a treatise for students & practitioners". Longmans, Green, & co. – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ a b "Pick, Thomas Pickering - Archives and Special Collections, St George's, University of London". archives.sgul.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Pick, Thomas Pickering (1841 - 1919)". livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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