Thomas Mayo
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Thomas Mayo was a British physician.
He was born in London, the son of John Mayo, MD. After three years of private tuition and eighteen months at Westminster School
, he was again privately tutored for Oriel College
, Oxford, where he qualified MB in 1815 and MD in 1818. He took over his father's successful practice in Tunbridge Wells, but in 1835 removed to London where he acted for many years as physician at the Marylebone Infirmary.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
in 1819 and delivered their Lumleian lectures
in 1839 and 1842, their Harveian oration
in 1841, and their Croonian Lecture
in 1853.
From 1857 to 1862 he was president of the college.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1835.
He died in 1871 in Corsham, Wiltshire.
He was born in London, the son of John Mayo, MD. After three years of private tuition and eighteen months at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
, he was again privately tutored for Oriel College
Oriel College
Oriel College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford...
, Oxford, where he qualified MB in 1815 and MD in 1818. He took over his father's successful practice in Tunbridge Wells, but in 1835 removed to London where he acted for many years as physician at the Marylebone Infirmary.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
in 1819 and delivered their Lumleian lectures
Lumleian Lectures
The Lumleian Lectures are a series of annual lectures run by the Royal College of Physicians of London, started in 1582 and now run by the Lumleian Trust. The name commemorates John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley, who with Richard Caldwell of the College endowed the lectures, initially confined to...
in 1839 and 1842, their Harveian oration
Harveian Oration
The Harveian Oration is a yearly lecture held at the Royal College of Physicians of London. It was instituted in 1656 by William Harvey, discoverer of the systemic circulation. Harvey made financial provision for the college to hold an annual feast on St...
in 1841, and their Croonian Lecture
Croonian Lecture
The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.Among the papers of William Croone at his death in 1684, was a plan to endow one lectureship at both the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians...
in 1853.
From 1857 to 1862 he was president of the college.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1835.
He died in 1871 in Corsham, Wiltshire.