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Edgeworth, Francis Henry, 1864-1943
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Dates of existence
1864-1943
History
Francis Henry Edgeworth was born on April 20, 1864, in Bristol, England.
He was a British physician who graduated from Cambridge University, earning his B.A. in 1887, his M.B. and B.C. in 1889, and his M.D. in 1908. Edgeworth pursued further studies in Paris and Göttingen, Germany, and began his medical practice in Clifton in 1898. In addition to his practice, he served as a Lecturer on Physiology at University College, Bristol, and later became the Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the same institution. He also worked at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Bristol Hospital for Sick Children and Women. During World War I, he served as a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps at the 2nd Southern General Hospital from 1914 to 1919. Edgeworth was also a published author.
In 1897, he married Ethel Maud Usher (1869–1931). He died on January 14, 1943, in Bath, England.