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| Born | 14 Apr 1838 |
| Died | 27 July 1908 Streatham, London, England |
| Alma mater | University of London Guy's Hospital |
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| Fields | Toxicologist |
| Institutions | Home Office Guy's Hospital |
| Academic advisors | Mr Steel of Bradford |
| Notable students | Frederick Hopkins |
Thomas Stevenson (1838 – 27 July 1908) was an English toxicologist and forensic chemist.[1] He served as an analyst to the Home Office and in England he served as an expert witness in many famous poisoning cases. These included the Pimlico Mystery, The Maybrick Case, the Lambeth Poisoner, and the George Chapman case.[2]
In 1857 Stevenson became a medical pupil to Mr Steel of Bradford. He entered Guy's Hospital Medical School in 1859 and graduated MB, London, in 1863 and M.D. in 1864. He won several gold medals whilst a student. He became MRCP in 1864 and FRCP in 1871. Stevenson became demonstrator in practical chemistry at Guy's in 1864, and was lecturer in chemistry, 1870–98, and in forensic medicine, 1878–1908, in succession to Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806–80). He also served as the President of the Institute of Chemistry and of the Society of Public Analysts.
He is notable as the scientific mentor of the Nobel Prize winner Frederick Hopkins.
Stevenson died of diabetes on 27 July 1908 at his home in Streatham High Road, London and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery. He was a man of deep Christian faith, as was his wife, Agnes. All their seven children followed in their parents footsteps. Mabel trained as doctor and became a medical missionary in India before returning home and becoming a nun at the House of the Epiphany in Truro; another daughter, Alice later joined this order too as a nun.
The British Medical Journal obituary, besides detailing his notable career, noted his Christian faith and service:
‘He was a diligent student of the Bible; indeed, his character and life were the direct result of his constant and abiding faith in God, every act being simply and solely done for His glory.’
References
- ^ "STEVENSON, Sir Thomas". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1676.
- ^ Obituary. Sir Thomas Stevenson, M.D., F.R.C.P. Br. Med. J. 1908, 2, pp. 361–362.
- Dictionary of National Biography, Smith, Elder & Co., 1908–1986, 1901–1911, pp. 414–415
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography by H. D. Rolleston, rev. N. G. Coley, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005
- A Treatise on Hygiene and Public Health Volume 1 edited by Thomas Stevenson and Shirley Murphy (1892) J. and A. Churchill.
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No Vitamin C = You Dead ۩ ۩ ۩ Are the Doctors Wrong?
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[Drinking orange juice (no pulp... this time)] I love orange juice. [Intro - RichardStep (rstephensonable)] RichardStep here. You may not know it, but I get a big kick out of reading and especially things related to health. Vitamins, minerals, and toxicology. And a couple years back I decided it was about time I checked into Vitamin C... and I'm glad I did! Oh and besides some of the printed material that I perused, I also have some electronic versions. I'll put all of the bibliography type information in the doobly-doo description bar. Check 'em out!!! As I was going through these books, I was putting some notes together I came up with a pretty decent take-away list that I thought I'd share with you guys. The number 1 thing that I believe that people need to get ingrained into their mind is that Vitamin C is NOT synthesized by human beings. We are just not capable of doing it... we weren't designed that way. Whereas almost everything else in the world was. Humates... humates... [looks up to script on the ceiling] Humans, primates, guinea pigs, and some species of birds cannot synthesize their own Vitamin C and must supplement or die. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that newborn animals die quickly when the normal ascorbic acid processes are interfered with. Did you know scurvy, the affliction of sailors of yore, was assuaged by keeping limes on board. Hmmm - kind of makes sense why some sailors were called limeys. It turns out they have enough Vitamin C to keep them just above the level of catching scurvy... and allowing them to live. Death due to cardiovascular disease is inversely proportional to regular use of Vitamin C supplements. That means support for greater heart health. Cancer incidence and death appears inversely related to regular Vitamin C supplementation. Oh and get this, studies show that Diabetes Mellitus (also known as Diabetes) was shown to be related to lower blood plasma levels of Ascorbic Acid (or Vitamin C). Ascorbic Acid is the cell's universal reducing agent - also commonly known as antioxidant [free radical killer!]. Many hormones and associated processes are dependent upon Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps maintain good LDL cholesterol levels - that's the good one. And, of course, as you may have heard, Vitamin C helps combat viral activity. It's also an effective antihistamine and lessens upper respiratory infection symptoms. Vitamin C intake has been shown to be positively related to bone mineral density - stronger bones! Did you know that the current recommendation for Vitamin C intake for smokers is approximately 40% greater than those that don't smoke? Lower levels of Vitamin C have been linked to oxidative DNA damage which causes an increase in risk for mutations. Vitamin C enhances collagen and elastin assembly - the main connective tissue in mammals. So I'd say it pretty much all boils down to Vitamin C doesn't do much on its own, but every process of this body needs it and it makes it work better. The FDA [Food and Drug Administration] RDA [Recommended Daily Allowance] of somewhere between 70 and 125 [mg] is not great. I am not a doctor so I can't give you [medical] advice, but I can tell you this - this 4,500 [mh] of Vitamin C I am about to take won't affect me in any negative way. As a matter of fact, I will expel most of it. And I don't recommend taking it all at once solely because you won't be able to use it as much - spread it out through the day. But, just to show people that are probably too scared to try it - it's not a big deal. These are 500 [mg] - 5 of 'em. Too sweet - crystal powder's better. Sorry for talking with my mouth full. Could use some Saltines™ with it - it'd be a lot more messy. These are 1,000 [mg] each - two of 'em. 4,500 [mg]. I'm going to sleep fine, my body's going to work better, everything's gonna be alright. Thanks for watching you guys. Have a great and wonderful day - see you later! [Outro - RichardStep (rstephensonable)] "When you need a friend to say yes you can!" [Bloopers Beatboxing] You have a great day now, you hear!
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Works by or about Thomas Stevenson at Wikisource- Stevenson biography
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