Henry Burton (physician)
Henry Burton FRCP (27 February 1799 – 10 August 1849) was a British physician and chemist, who is famous for his identification of blue discolouration of the gums, the eponymous Burton line, as a symptom of lead poisoning.
Henry Burton MD, ML, MD, BS, FRCP | |
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| Born | 27 February 1799 |
| Died | 10 August 1849 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Tonbridge School |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, St Bartholomew's Hospital |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, chemist |
| Known for | Burton line |
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Mary Elizabeth Poulton
(m. 1826) |
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