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Born February 18, 1790 • England
Died August 11, 1857 (aged 67) • Brighton • England
Notable Works “Experimental Essay on the Circulation of the Blood” • “Observations on Blood-Letting”
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Marshall Hall, detail of an engraving by J. Holl, 1839, after a portrait by J.Z. Bell
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