Thomas Addison

Thomas Addison (April 1793 – 29 June 1860) was an English physician and scientist.

Addison was born in Longbenton, Northumberland. He discovered Addison's disease and Addison's anemia.

Addison killed himself in Brighton, East Sussex. He jumped from a hospital he worked in. He suffered from depression.

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Category:1793 births
Category:1860 deaths
Category:English physicians
Category:English scientists
Category:People from Northumberland
Category:Suicides by jumping in the United Kingdom