Picture No | 10724699 |
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Description | Sir Astley Paston Cooper |
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Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768 - 1841), 1st Baronet, English surgeon and anatomist, surgeon to Guy's Hospital. In 1820 he removed an infected sebaceous cyst from the head of King George IV. About six months afterwards received a baronetcy. First to tie the abdominal aorta in treatment of aneurysm.
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Source | Illustration by Thomas Lawrence |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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