Frederick Walker Mott
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Sir Frederick Walker Mott FRS (23 October 1853 Brighton
, Sussex
- 8 June 1926 Birmingham
, Warwickshire
) was one of the pioneers of biochemistry
in Britain. He is noted for his work in neuropathology
and endocrine glands
in relation to mental disorder, and consequently as psychiatrist and sociologist. He was Croonian Lecturer
to the Royal College of Physicians
for the year 1900.
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
- 8 June 1926 Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
) was one of the pioneers of biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
in Britain. He is noted for his work in neuropathology
Neuropathology
Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole autopsy brains. Neuropathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology, neurology, and neurosurgery...
and endocrine glands
Endocrine glands
Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct. The main endocrine glands include the pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, and adrenal glands. The hypothalamus is a neuroendocrine...
in relation to mental disorder, and consequently as psychiatrist and sociologist. He was Croonian Lecturer
Croonian Lecture
The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.Among the papers of William Croone at his death in 1684, was a plan to endow one lectureship at both the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians...
to the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
for the year 1900.
Timeline
- 1884 Lecturer in physiology at the Charing Cross Hospital Medical SchoolCharing Cross Hospital Medical SchoolCharing Cross Hospital Medical School is the oldest of the constituent medical schools of Imperial College School of Medicine.-History:...
- 1895 Director of the London County CouncilLondon County CouncilLondon County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
laboratory at Claybury AsylumClaybury AsylumClaybury Asylum was a psychiatric hospital at Woodford Bridge in Essex. It was opened in 1893 making it the fifth London County Council Asylum.-History:...
. - 1896 Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1909–12 Fullerian Professor of Physiology and Comparative Anatomy
- 1910 The Brain And The Voice In Speech And Song
- 1916 The Effects of High Explosives Upon the Central Nervous System The Lancet 1 (1916): 331-338
- 1919 Knighthood
- 1923 The Action of Alcohol on Man (London, New York: Longmans Green) with Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927), Robert Hutchison (1871-)
- 1925-26 President of the Medico-Psychological Association
- 1926 President of the Royal Medico-Psychological Association, the Royal CharterRoyal CharterA royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
having been granted in March 1926