Charles Badham (physician)
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Charles Badham, FRS was a physician from London, England
who gave bronchitis
its name.
He was awarded MD in 1802 by Edinburgh University. He then entered Pembroke College, Oxford
. AB (1811), AM (1812), MB (1817), MD (1817) He coined the term for the pulmonary disease bronchitis even before the time of René Laennec
, a French physician. He was the first to differentiate bronchitis from pleurisy
and pneumonia
through the essays he wrote in 1808 and 1814.
He was a physician to the Duke of Sussex
during his time and in 1827 was appointed Regius Professor of the Practice of Medicine
at the University of Glasgow
in Scotland
.
Badham was also a translator
, a classical scholar, and a devoted traveler
. He produced a translation of the Satires of Juvenal in 1818. he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society the same year.
His son, Rev. Dr Charles David Badham
became a physician and writer, whilst his younger brother, Rev. Prof. Charles Badham
became a classical scholar and Australian academic.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
who gave bronchitis
Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the large bronchi in the lungs that is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. Characteristic symptoms include cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath and wheezing related to the obstruction of the inflamed airways...
its name.
He was awarded MD in 1802 by Edinburgh University. He then entered Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
. AB (1811), AM (1812), MB (1817), MD (1817) He coined the term for the pulmonary disease bronchitis even before the time of René Laennec
René Laennec
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French physician. He invented the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions....
, a French physician. He was the first to differentiate bronchitis from pleurisy
Pleurisy
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy....
and pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
through the essays he wrote in 1808 and 1814.
He was a physician to the Duke of Sussex
Duke of Sussex
Duke of Sussex was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was conferred on 27 November 1801 upon The Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of George III, who was created Duke of Sussex, Earl of Inverness, and Baron Arklow, all in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
during his time and in 1827 was appointed Regius Professor of the Practice of Medicine
Regius Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Glasgow
The Regius Chair of Medicine and Therapeutics is considered the oldest Chair at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1989 from the merge of the Regius Chairs of the Practice of Medicine and of Materia Medica...
at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Badham was also a translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
, a classical scholar, and a devoted traveler
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. He produced a translation of the Satires of Juvenal in 1818. he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society the same year.
His son, Rev. Dr Charles David Badham
Charles David Badham
Rev. Dr. Charles David Badham MD, FRCP was an English writer, physician, entomologist, and mycologist.-Background and education:...
became a physician and writer, whilst his younger brother, Rev. Prof. Charles Badham
Charles Badham
Charles Badham was an English university professor, active in Australia.-Early life:Badham was born at Ludlow, Shropshire, the fourth son of Charles Badham senior, a classical scholar and regius professor of physic at Glasgow; and Margaret Campbell, a cousin of Thomas Campbell, the poet. His elder...
became a classical scholar and Australian academic.