Charles Turner Thackrah, MRCS Eng; (1795, in

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

– 1833) was an English surgeon. He was a pioneer in the field of

occupational medicine Occupational medicine, until 1960 called industrial medicine, is the branch of medicine which is concerned with the maintenance of health in the workplace, including prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries, with secondary objectives ...

and is known for his work ''The Effects of the Principal Arts, Trades, and Professions, and of Civic States and Habits of Living, on Health and Longevity''. He was a founder member of the

Leeds School of Medicine The School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Leeds, in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The School of Medicine was founded in 1831. The School of Medicine now forms part of the University's Faculty of Medicine an ...

. He died of

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

in 1833, at the age of 38. Charles Thackrah Building, University of Leeds (2) (geograph 6770758)

A building was opened in his honor and given his name at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

in around 2007. He is not to be confused with Charles Thackray who gave his name to the

Thackray Museum of Medicine The Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a museum of the history of medicine adjacent to St James's University Hospital. It opened in March 1997 as the Thackray Medical Museum. In 1998 it won "Museum of the Year" and ...

in Leeds.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thackrah, Charles 1795 births 1833 deaths People from Leeds 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis English surgeons Medical doctors from Yorkshire Tuberculosis deaths in England