Hewson, Thomas T. (Thomas Tickell), 1773-1848
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Thomas Tickell Hewson, Philadelphia physician, was born on 9 Apr. 1773. He married Emily Banks in 1812; they had twelve children, including physician Addinell Hewson. Thomas T. Hewson died on 17 Feb. 1848.
Hewson received an A.B. from the College of Philadelphia in 1789. In 1794, he became house surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He returned to practice medicine in Philadelphia in 1800. Hewson was physician to the Walnut Street Prison and Orphan Asylum and surgeon to the Philadelphia Almshouse. In 1816, he became professor of comparative anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania. He received an honorary M.D. from Harvard University in 1822.
From the description of Observations on the treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities : holograph, 1833 Oct. 29 / by Thos. T. Hewson. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122540974
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