title: Thomas Henry Osler (1875-1936): a descendant of Sir William Osler's great-uncle and the founder of a South African medical dynasty.
abstract: Sir William Osler's great-uncle Benjamin emigrated from England to South Africa with his wife and children in 1820. From Benjamin's son, Stephen, descended a large family of Oslers including at least seven doctors and dentists. This paper describes the lives and careers of Thomas Henry, and his medical and dental descendants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry of the University of Keele. tedsyb@ntlworld.com
authors.forename: Edward D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D013019:South Africa