Thomas Pridgin Teale (died 1867) explained

Thomas Pridgin Teale FRS (1800 – 31 December 1867) was a British surgeon, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 5 June 1862.^[1] His father Thomas Teale and his son Thomas Pridgin Teale were also surgeons.^[2]

He was one of the founders of the Leeds School of Medicine, and surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary from 1833 to 1864.

He was President of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society in 1861–63.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 – 2007. 2007. The Royal Society: Library and Information Services. 4 October 2012.
2. 11 January 1868. Obituary: Thomas Pridgin Teale M.D. T.C.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.S., of Leeds. British Medical Journal. 1. 367. 41. 2309691. 10.1136/bmj.1.367.41-c.
3. Web site: History. The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. 5 October 2012.