Whitlock Nicoll
Whitlock Nicholl ( born September 1, 1786 in Treddington, Worcestershire, † December 3, 1838 in Wimbledon, London) was an English physician.
Life and work
Whitlock Nicholl was the fifth of six children of Iltyd Nicholl (1743-1787) and Anne Hatch ( 1758-1839 ). He grew up with his uncle, the Reverend John Nicholl ( 1746-1830 ). In 1802 he began an apprenticeship with a general practitioner in Cowbridge ( Glamorganshire ). Three years later he became a student at St. George 's Hospital in London, where he studied with Everard Home ( 1756-1832 ). 1808 Nicholl family physician at London Lock Hospital. A year later, he passed the entrance exam for the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Nicholl returns to Cowbridge and led a common practice with his former instructor, he continued operating even after his retirement there. At Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1816 he put his degree as a doctor of medicine ( MD ) from. Some time long operation Nicholl a practice in Ludlow, which he gave in 1826 to move to Wimbledon in London.
On February 18, 1830 took him to the Royal Society as a member. Nicholl has published numerous medical works and some theological writings.
On Whitlock Nicholl introduced by Michael Faraday to describe the process of electrochemical decomposition concepts electrode for the entrance and exit surfaces of the current, electrolysis for the process itself and electrolyte for the affected substance go back.
Writings (selection )
- A Sketch of the Oeconomy of Man. London 1819.
- General elements of pathology. J. Callow, London, 1820, Online.
- Practical remarks on disordered states of the cerebral structures Occurring in infants. J. Callow, London 1821
- An analytical view of christianity: Pursued Throughout the historical and prophetical books of the Old and New Testament. J. Hatchard & Son, London 1822