William Richard Basham, M.D. (1804–1877) was an English physician.
Life edit
Basham was born at Diss, Norfolk, England. He was at first placed in a banking house, but entered as a student at Westminster Hospital in 1831. In 1833, he went to Edinburgh, and took his M.D. degree in the following year. After this he made a voyage to China, where, in a skirmish on the Canton River, he received a wound in the leg. In 1843, he was appointed physician to the Westminster Hospital, and he devoted himself to the school, giving lectures on medicine until 1871.
Works edit
He was a specialist in dropsy and renal disease, and wrote on these subjects. The illustrations in his works were from his own pencil. He was the author of:
- On Dropsy Connected With Disease Of The Kidneys (morbus Brightii) .... London: J. Churchill, 1858 (3rd ed., 1866).
- Renal Diseases: a clinical guide to their diagnosis and treatment. London: J. Churchill, 1870.
- Aids to the Diagnosis of Diseases of the Kidney. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1872.
References edit
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Basham, William Richard". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.