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22 august 1909 engelberg , obwalden , switzerland hove , sussex , england william tilbury fox british medicine , dermatology university college hospital 6 march 1846 henry radcliffe crocker.jpg henry radcliffe crocker
 henry radcliffe crocker university college london
henry radcliffe crocker

henry radcliffe crocker , md , frcp -lrb- 6 march 1846 -- 22 august 1909 -rrb- was an english dermatologist .
originally from hove in sussex , crocker started his working life as an apprentice to a general practitioner , before going to london to attend the university college hospital medical school .
working as a resident medical officer with william tilbury fox , crocker began a lifelong career in dermatology .
with his 1888 book `` diseases of the skin : their description , pathology , diagnosis and treatment '' , he became known as a leading figure of dermatology .
