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Thomas Gale (surgeon)

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Thomas Gale (1507–1586) was an English surgeon. Although earlier books on surgery had been published in English, these were translations of texts from the European continent: Gale's was the first book on surgery to be written in English.

Gale served with the army of Henry VIII of England in France.[1]

Publications

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  • "Certaine workes of chirurgie" 1563, printed in London by Rouland Hall.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Clark, William Arthur (January 1937). "History of Fracture Treatment up to the Sixteenth Century". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 19 (1): 47–63.
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