Henry Burton (physician)
Henry Burton FRCP M.D. M.L. M.D. B.S. | |
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| Born | 27 February 1799 |
| Died | 10 August 1849 (aged 50) |
| Education | Tonbridge School |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, St Bartholomew's Hospital |
| Occupations | Physician, chemist |
| Known for | Burton line |
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Mary Elizabeth Poulton
(m. 1826) |
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Henry Burton FRCP (27 February 1799 – 10 August 1849) was a British physician and chemist, who identified that blue discolouration of gums, the eponymous Burton line, was a symptom of lead poisoning.