Question
Biology Question on chemical coordination and integration
Who is known as ''father of endocrinology''
A
R.H. Whittaker
B
Pasteur
C
Einthoven
D
Thornes Addison
Answer
Thornes Addison
Explanation
Solution
Thomas Addison, (1793-1860), English physician, became (1837) a physician at Guy?s Hospital, London, where he conducted important research on pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other diseases. He was the first to recognize (1855) the disease of the adrenal glands that later became known as Addison?s disease, and he is equally famous for his description of pernicious anaemia. Thomas Addison is known as the "Father of Endocrinology.