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Addison Born April 1793 Longbenton, Northumberland, England Died
29 June 1860 Brighton, East Sussex, England Cause of death
Resting place Lanercost Priory Occupation Physician Known for
Addison's Disease, Pernicious anemia Parents Sarah and Joseph
Addison  Thomas Addison (April 1793 – 29 June 1860) was a
renowned 19th-century English physician and scientist. He is
traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's
Hospital in London.  Among other pathologies he discovered
Addison's disease (a degenerative disease of the adrenal glands)
and Addisonian anemia (pernicious anemia), a hematological
disorder later found to be caused by failure to absorb vitamin
B12.  The early years[edit]  Thomas Addison was born in April
1793, but his exact birthdate is not known. He was born in
Longbenton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of Sarah and
Joseph Addison, a grocer and flour dealer in