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Michael Underwood

British physician · Doctors · Lived 1736 to 1820 · aged 84

Michael Underwood was an English physician and surgeon, born in West Molesey in Surrey. He is a relevant figure in the history of medicine and pediatrics for having given the first known description of several childhood diseases, infantile paralysis and polio included.

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Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London

About this person

Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1736 to 1820 · aged 84