Brunton, T. Lauder (Thomas Lauder), 1844-1916

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1844-03-14
Death 1916-09-16

Biographical notes:

Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1844-1916, was born in Scotland, but spent the majority of his career in London. In 1867 he discovered that amyl nitrate effectively relieved pain of angina pectoris. Brunton is credited with developing the discipline of pharmacology.

From the description of Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton correspondence, 1881-1912. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14312157

From the guide to the Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton Correspondence, 1881-1912, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Beer
  • Clinical medicine
  • Drug Therapy
  • Fats
  • Fats
  • Headache
  • Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Science
  • Therapeutics
  • Vivisection

Occupations:

not available for this record

Places:

not available for this record

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration