Charles Harrison BlackleyMRCS (5 April 1820 – 4 September 1900) was the discoverer of the mechanism behind allergic rhinitis caused by pollen, commonly called hay fever.[1] The isolation of hay fever as a condition had been known since 1819 through the work of John Bostock. Blackley was the first to connect pollen to the condition, and though he held some later discredited views, his insight was an important step in the research of allergens. His most important work was a book titled the Experimental Researches on the Causes and Nature of Catarrhus aestivus, published in 1873.
Charles Darwin had read this book and wrote to thank him for it. He was very interested in Blackley’s experiments and in another letter explained that some pollens are wind-blown while others depend on insects for dispersal, for which Blackley was extremely grateful.[2] Correspondence between Blackley and Darwin is being published through the Darwin Correspondence Project.
charles, harrison, blackley, mrcs, april, 1820, september, 1900, discoverer, mechanism, behind, allergic, rhinitis, caused, pollen, commonly, called, fever, isolation, fever, condition, been, known, since, 1819, through, work, john, bostock, blackley, first, c. Charles Harrison Blackley MRCS 5 April 1820 4 September 1900 was the discoverer of the mechanism behind allergic rhinitis caused by pollen commonly called hay fever 1 The isolation of hay fever as a condition had been known since 1819 through the work of John Bostock Blackley was the first to connect pollen to the condition and though he held some later discredited views his insight was an important step in the research of allergens His most important work was a book titled the Experimental Researches on the Causes and Nature of Catarrhus aestivus published in 1873 Charles Harrison BlackleyMRCSBorn 1820 04 05 5 April 1820Bolton Lancashire EnglandDied4 September 1900 1900 09 04 aged 80 Ormskirk Lancashire EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationMedical DoctorSpouseMary Mills m 1844 wbr Children3 including John Galley Blackley 1846 1919 Dr Charles Harrison BlackleyCharles Darwin had read this book and wrote to thank him for it He was very interested in Blackley s experiments and in another letter explained that some pollens are wind blown while others depend on insects for dispersal for which Blackley was extremely grateful 2 Correspondence between Blackley and Darwin is being published through the Darwin Correspondence Project References edit Taylor G Walker J 1973 Charles Harrison Blackley 1820 1900 Clinical amp Experimental Allergy 3 2 103 8 doi 10 1111 j 1365 2222 1973 tb01314 x PMID 4592646 S2CID 1532511 Darwin amp Human Nature the blog Bless you Blackley Darwin inspires pioneering hay fever researcher Darwin Correspondence Project Archived from the original on 3 October 2012 Retrieved 30 July 2012 Further reading editBlackley C H 1873 Experimental Researches on the Causes and Nature of Catarrhus Aestivus Hay Fever or Hay Asthma Online at the Web Archive Blackley C H 1880 Hay Fever Its Causes Treatment and Effective Prevention Online at the Web Archive Portrait of Blackley permanent dead link and associated metadataExternal links editWorks by or about Charles Harrison Blackley at Internet Archive Darwin Correspondence Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Harrison Blackley amp oldid 1141313200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
