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Sydenham, Thomas

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Sydenham, Thomas (1624–1689)

English physician, the first person to describe measles and to recommend the use of quinine for relieving symptoms of malaria. His original reputation as the ‘English Hippocrates’ rested upon his belief that careful observation is more useful than speculation. His Observationes medicae was published in 1676.



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