title: Dr John Andree, MD (Rheims) LRCP, founding physician of the London Hospital.
abstract: The contributions of the Huguenot physician John Andree to the founding of the London Hospital in 1740, and to the development of the new voluntary hospital in its early years, are assessed in the context of his own special interests. These included his promotion of the merits of Tilbury water, his observations on epilepsy and his criticism of the use of hemlock for the treatment of cancer.
authors.affiliation: British Society for the History of Medicine, Kingsweston, Appleford, Oxon OX14 4PD, UK.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000266:history; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000266:history; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008900:Mineral Waters / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D008900:Mineral Waters