Frederick Parkes Weber (8 May 1863 – 2 June 1962) was an English

dermatologist Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist medical ...

and author who practiced medicine in

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Background

Weber's father, Sir

Hermann David Weber Sir Herman David Weber FRCP (30 December 1823 – 11 November 1918) was a German physician who practiced medicine in England. Biography Weber attended Gymnasium in Fulda in 1838, but started his medical studies at Marburg University in 18 ...

(1823–1918), was a personal physician to

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

. Weber was educated at

Charterhouse Charterhouse may refer to: * Charterhouse (monastery), of the Carthusian religious order Charterhouse may also refer to: Places * The Charterhouse, Coventry, a former monastery * Charterhouse School, an English public school in Surrey London ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. He subsequently studied medicine at

St. Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust. History Early history Barts was founded in 1123 by Rahere (died ...

, and abroad at

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and

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

Career

Returning to England, he worked (since 1894) at the

German Hospital, Dalston The German Hospital, Dalston, was a hospital in Dalston, East London. History The hospital was established in 1845 to offer free treatment to London’s then large German-speaking community which had a significant presence in the East End. The ...

(London), later he became House Physician and House Surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He was subsequently House Physician at

Brompton Hospital Royal Brompton Hospital is the largest specialist heart and lung medical centre in the United Kingdom. It is managed by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. History Consumption in the 19th Century In the 19th century, consumption was a co ...

and Physician at

Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon Hospital is located in Northwood, an area of north-west Greater London. It is one of two hospitals run by The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital was founded as The North London Hospital for Cons ...

. Weber contributed over 1200 medical articles and wrote 23 books over a period of 50 years. In 1922, he, along with his wife, published a philosophical medical tome called ''Aspects of Death and Correlated Aspects of Life in Art, Epigram, and Poetry''. Weber was a prodigious describer of new and unique dermatological terms. A comprehensive collection of Weber's papers is kept by the London

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Hobby

Together with his father, Weber was an avid coin collector; their numismatic collection being donated to several places, such as the

Boston Medical Library The Boston Medical Library (est. 1875) of Boston, Massachusetts, was originally organized to alleviate the problem that had emerged due to the scattered distribution of medical texts throughout the city. It has evolved into the "largest academic ...

, the

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

, the

Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second- ...

at Oxford, and

Fitzwilliam College Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer academically excellent students of all ...

at Cambridge. He was a long-standing member of the

Royal Numismatic Society The Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics. Its patron was Queen Elizabeth II. Membership Foremost collectors and researchers, bo ...

, which to this day awards the

Parkes Weber Prize The Parkes Weber Prize is a prize awarded annually by the Royal Numismatic Society The Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics. Its ...

Conditions

His name is ascribed to several disorders such as: * Klippel–Trénaunay–Weber syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by enlarged veins and arteries, limb hypertrophy and capillary malformations. Named with

Maurice Klippel Maurice Klippel (30 May 1858 – 20 July 1942) was a French physician, for whom the conditions Klippel–Feil syndrome and Klippel–Trénaunay–Weber syndrome are named. He was born in Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin and studied medicine in Paris, ear ...

and Paul Trénaunay. * (Pfeifer–)

Weber–Christian disease Weber–Christian disease, is a cutaneous condition characterized by recurrent subcutaneous nodules that heal with depression of the overlying skin. It is a type of panniculitis. It is a rare disease seen in females 30–60 years of age. It is a ...

: A skin disease characterized by fever and

panniculitis Panniculitis is a group of diseases whose hallmark is inflammation of subcutaneous adipose tissue (the fatty layer under the skin – panniculus adiposus). Symptoms include tender skin nodules, and systemic signs such as weight loss and fatigu ...

with atrophy of the subcutaneous fatty layer of the skin. Named with

Victor Pfeifer The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

and

Henry Asbury Christian Henry Asbury Christian (February 17, 1876 – August 24, 1951), was an American professor of pathology named in the condition Hand–Schüller–Christian disease. Biography Henry Asbury Christian was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 17, ...

. *

Osler–Weber–Rendu disease Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler–Weber–Rendu disease and Osler–Weber–Rendu syndrome, is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder that leads to abnormal blood vessel formation in the skin, mucous membranes, ...

: A syndrome characterised by small enlarged blood vessels near the surface of the skin (

telangiectasia Telangiectasias, also known as spider veins, are small dilated blood vessels that can occur near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes, measuring between 0.5 and 1 millimeter in diameter. These dilated blood vessels can develop anywhere on ...

), as well as the oral, nasal and gastrointestinal mucous membranes. Named with

Henri Jules Louis Marie Rendu Henri Jules Louis Marie Rendu (24 July 1844 – 16 April 1902) was a French physician born in Paris. He was related to glaciologist Louis Rendu (1789–1859). He initially received an education in sciences at the school of agronomy in Rennes, a ...

and

William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, (; July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first Residency (medicine), residency program for spec ...

. *

Sturge–Weber syndrome Sturge–Weber syndrome, sometimes referred to as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a rare congenital neurological and skin disorder. It is one of the phakomatoses and is often associated with port-wine stains of the face, glaucoma, seizures, i ...

: A congenital disorder involving the brain, skin and eyes. In 1922, Weber reported the first radiologic features of brain atrophy in the disease. Named with

William Allen Sturge William Allen Sturge (1850 – 27 March 1919) was an English physician and archaeologist born in Bristol. His first wife was Emily Bovell, one of the "Edinburgh Seven". He also worked as a personal physician for Queen Victoria, and was award ...

.Sturge WA (1879). "A case of partial epilepsy, apparently due to a lesion of one of the vasomotor centres of the brain". Transactions of the Clinical Society of London. 12: 162. * Weber–Cockayne syndrome: A form of

epidermolysis bullosa Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of rare medical conditions that result in easy blistering of the skin and mucous membranes. Blisters occur with minor trauma or friction and are painful. Its severity can range from mild to fatal. Inherited E ...

. Named with

Edward Alfred Cockayne Edward Alfred Cockayne (3 October 1880 Sheffield – 28 November 1956) was an English physician specializing in pediatrics. He spent most of his medical career at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London. Cockayne was born in ...

. *

Parkes Weber syndrome Parkes Weber syndrome (PWS) is a congenital disorder of the vascular system. It is an extremely rare condition, and its exact prevalence is unknown. It is named after British dermatologist Frederick Parkes Weber, who first described the syndrome i ...

: A rare congenital

vascular malformation A vascular malformation is a blood vessel or lymph vessel abnormality. Vascular malformations are one of the classifications of vascular anomalies, the other grouping is vascular tumors. They may cause aesthetic problems as they have a growth cycl ...

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