Frederick William Pavy
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William Frederick Pavy was a British
physician
and physiologist and the discoverer of Pavy's disease, a cyclic or recurrent physiologic albuminuria
.
He was born in Wroughton in Wiltshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School
. He entered Guy's Hospital
im 1847. There he worked with Richard Bright
in the study of Bright's disease
or kidney failure. He graduated as M.B. after five years from the University of London and M.D. the following year. He became Lecturer of Anatomy at Guy's in 1854 and of Physiology in 1856. In 1859 he was appointed Assistant Physician at Guy's and full Physician in 1871.
He was a leading expert in diabetes, and spent almost 20 years trying to disprove Claude Bernard
's theory of the glycogen
-glucose
metabolic cycle.
He was made president of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London
in 1893. He delivered the Goulstonian Lectures
in 1862 and the Croonian Lecture
in 1878 and 1894 to the Royal College of Physicians. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
He had married Julia Oliver in London in 1855. They had a daughter Florence.
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physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and physiologist and the discoverer of Pavy's disease, a cyclic or recurrent physiologic albuminuria
Albuminuria
Albuminuria is a pathological condition wherein albumin is present in the urine. It is a type of proteinuria.Measurement=The amount of protein being lost in the urine can be quantified by collecting the urine for 24 hours, measuring a sample of the pooled urine, and extrapolating to the volume...
.
He was born in Wroughton in Wiltshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School
Merchant Taylors' School
There are three schools in England known as 'Merchant Taylors' School':*Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Founded 1561*Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, Founded 1620*Merchant Taylors' Girls' School, Crosby, Founded 1888...
. He entered Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine...
im 1847. There he worked with Richard Bright
Richard Bright (physician)
Richard Bright was an English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease.He was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, the third son of Sarah and Richard Bright Sr., a wealthy merchant and banker. Bright Sr. shared his interest in science with his son,encouraging him to consider it...
in the study of Bright's disease
Bright's disease
Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. The term is no longer used, as diseases are now classified according to their more fully understood causes....
or kidney failure. He graduated as M.B. after five years from the University of London and M.D. the following year. He became Lecturer of Anatomy at Guy's in 1854 and of Physiology in 1856. In 1859 he was appointed Assistant Physician at Guy's and full Physician in 1871.
He was a leading expert in diabetes, and spent almost 20 years trying to disprove Claude Bernard
Claude Bernard
Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. He was the first to define the term milieu intérieur . Historian of science I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science"...
's theory of the glycogen
Glycogen
Glycogen is a molecule that serves as the secondary long-term energy storage in animal and fungal cells, with the primary energy stores being held in adipose tissue...
-glucose
Glucose
Glucose is a simple sugar and an important carbohydrate in biology. Cells use it as the primary source of energy and a metabolic intermediate...
metabolic cycle.
He was made president of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London
Medical and Chirurgical Society of London
The Medical and Chirurgical Society of London was a learned society of physicians and surgeons which was founded in 1805 by 26 personalities in these fields who had left the Medical Society of London because of disagreement with the autocratic style of its president, James Sims...
in 1893. He delivered the Goulstonian Lectures
Goulstonian Lectures
The Goulstonian Lectures are an annual lecture series given on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians in London. They began in 1639. The 2009 Goulstonian Lecturer was Geraint Rees. The lectures are named for Theodore Goulston , who founded them with a bequest. Up to the end of the 19th century,...
in 1862 and the Croonian Lecture
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...
in 1878 and 1894 to the Royal College of Physicians. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
He had married Julia Oliver in London in 1855. They had a daughter Florence.