Henry Thompson
London surgeon and lithotritist; studied with Civiale in 1858
- Dates
- 1820-1904 (source: Plarr's Lives of the Fellows (RCS): Sir Henry Thompson )
- Chapters
- VII. Breaking the Stone
What the film says
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Not named in the narration: he was the surgeon who operated on Napoleon III twice in January 1873.
On the timeline
- July 1858: Henry Thompson studies lithotrity with Civiale in Paris. timeline
- 1863: Thompson treats King Leopold I of the Belgians by lithotrity, finishing a treatment Civiale had started a year and a half before. timeline
- 1863: Henry Thompson calls the Norwich register the most complete record of its kind. probable timeline
- 1867: Henry Thompson is knighted. timeline
- July and December 1872: Thompson examines the exiled Napoleon III at Camden Place, Chislehurst. timeline
- 2 January 1873: Thompson performs lithotrity on Napoleon III under chloroform. timeline
- 7 January 1873 (6 January in one source): Thompson performs a second lithotrity on Napoleon III. disputed timeline
- 1874: Thompson founds the Cremation Society. timeline
- 1899: Thompson is made a baronet. timeline
Sources
Sources
- Plarr's Lives of the Fellows (RCS): Sir Henry Thompson Museum or society
- EAU History Office: Sir Henry Thompson Museum or society
- Lanman Museum, account of Sir Henry Thompson Museum or society