== References == 
 On May 20 2008,  added an infobox and dozens of references to the article.  None of them were ever used as references, so I moved them to the talk page. Before adding them back (1) sort them and (2) use inline citations.    

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 *{{cite journal 
 |last=Brock 
 |first=R C 
 |authorlink=Russell_Brock,_Baron_Brock 
 |year=1969 
 |month=January 
 |title=The life and work of Sir Astley Cooper 
 |journal=Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 
 |volume=44 
 |issue=1 
 |pages=1–18 
 | publisher = | location = | issn = 
 | pmid = 4886764 
 | bibcode = | oclc =| id = | url = | language = | format = | accessdate = | laysummary = | laysource