Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (born June 8, 1783, Winterslow, Wiltshire, Eng.—died Oct. 21, 1862, Broome Park, Surrey) was a British physiologist and surgeon whose name is applied to certain diseases of the bones and joints. Brodie was assistant surgeon at St. George’s Hospital for 14 years. In 1810 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. Probably his most important work was Pathological and Surgical Observations on the Diseases of the Joints...