He was born at Jesmond near Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 21 December 1828 the son of Richard Burdon (1791-1865) and his wife Elizabeth Sanderson. His maternal grandfather was Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet.[3] His paternal grandfather was Sir Thomas Burdon.[4]
When diphtheria appeared in England in 1858 he was sent to investigate the disease at the different points of outbreak, and in subsequent years he carried out a number of similar inquiries, e.g. into the cattle plague and into cholera in 1866. In 1871, he reported that Penicillium inhibited the growth of bacteria, an observation which places him among the forerunners of Alexander Fleming.[6] He became first principal of the Brown Institution at Lambeth in 1871, and in 1874 was appointed Jodrell Professor of Physiology at University College London, retaining that post until 1882. When the Waynflete Chair of Physiology was established at Oxford in 1882, he was chosen to be its first occupant, and immediately found himself the object of a furious anti-vivisectionist agitation. The proposal that the university should spend a large amount of money providing him with a suitable laboratory, lecture rooms, etc., in which to carry on his work, was strongly opposed, by some on grounds of economy, but largely because he was an upholder of the usefulness and necessity of experiments upon animals. It was, however, eventually carried by a small majority (88 to 85), and in the same year the Royal Society awarded him a Royal Medal in recognition of his researches into the electrical phenomena exhibited by plants and the relations of minute organisms to disease, and of the services he had rendered to physiology and pathology. In 1885 the University of Oxford was asked to vote £500 a year for three years for the purposes of the laboratory, then approaching completion. This proposal was fought with the utmost bitterness by Sanderson's opponents, the anti-vivisectionists including E. A. Freeman, John Ruskin and Bishop Mackarness of Oxford. Ultimately the money was granted by 412 to 244 votes.[2]
In 1895 Sanderson was appointed Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, resigning the post in 1904. In 1899 he was created a Baronet, of Banbury Road in the Parish of Saint Giles in the City of Oxford.[7] His attainments, both in biology and medicine, brought him many honours. He was Croonian Lecturer to the Royal Society in 1867 and 1877 and to the Royal College of Physicians in 1891. He gave the Harveian Oration before the College of Physicians in 1878, acted as President of the British Association at Nottingham in 1893 and served on three Royal Commissions: on Hospitals (1883), on Tuberculosis, Meat and Milk[8] (1890), and on a University for London (1892).[2]
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^Burch, George Edward; Depasquale, Nicholas P. (1990). A History of Electrocardiography. p. 69. ISBN9780930405212.
^(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
^Burdon-Sanderson, J. (1851). "On the metamorphoses of the coloured corpuscles in extravasated blood". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Sherry F. Queener et al., Beta-lactam Antibiotics for Clinical Use, Informa Health Care, 1986, ISBN0824773861, 9780824773861, p. 4, partly available on Google Books. Refers to : J. B. Sanderson. Appendix No 5. " Further report of researches concerning the intimate pathology of contagion. The origin and distribution of microzymes (bacteria) in water, and the circumstances which determine their existence in the tissue and liquids of the living body ". 13th Report of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council [John Simon], with Appendix, 1870. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1871, pp. 56–66; reprinted in Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, n. ser., XI, 1871, pp. 323–352, available on the site of the Journal of Cell Science.
^Royal Commission on Tuberculosis: Report of the Royal Commission appointed to Inquire into the Effect of Food derived from Tuberculous Animals on Human Health. London, 1895
^"University intelligence". The Times. No. 36704. London. 1 March 1902. p. 12.
^"Ghetal Burdon-Sanderson - Wikisource, the free online library".
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Sir John Scott Burdon Sanderson 1st Baronet FRS 1 HFRSE D Sc 21 December 1828 23 November 1905 was an English physiologist born near Newcastle upon Tyne and a member of a well known Northumbrian family 2 John Scott Burdon Sanderson in 1870Dr J Burdon Sanderson 1894 Vanity Fair caricature by Spy Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 External linksBiography editHe was born at Jesmond near Newcastle upon Tyne on 21 December 1828 the son of Richard Burdon 1791 1865 and his wife Elizabeth Sanderson His maternal grandfather was Sir James Sanderson 1st Baronet 3 His paternal grandfather was Sir Thomas Burdon 4 He received his medical education at the University of Edinburgh with the thesis On the metamorphoses of the coloured corpuscles in extravasated blood 5 and at Paris Settling in London he became Medical Officer of Health for Paddington in 1856 and four years later physician to the Middlesex Hospital and the Brompton Consumption hospitals 2 When diphtheria appeared in England in 1858 he was sent to investigate the disease at the different points of outbreak and in subsequent years he carried out a number of similar inquiries e g into the cattle plague and into cholera in 1866 In 1871 he reported that Penicillium inhibited the growth of bacteria an observation which places him among the forerunners of Alexander Fleming 6 He became first principal of the Brown Institution at Lambeth in 1871 and in 1874 was appointed Jodrell Professor of Physiology at University College London retaining that post until 1882 When the Waynflete Chair of Physiology was established at Oxford in 1882 he was chosen to be its first occupant and immediately found himself the object of a furious anti vivisectionist agitation The proposal that the university should spend a large amount of money providing him with a suitable laboratory lecture rooms etc in which to carry on his work was strongly opposed by some on grounds of economy but largely because he was an upholder of the usefulness and necessity of experiments upon animals It was however eventually carried by a small majority 88 to 85 and in the same year the Royal Society awarded him a Royal Medal in recognition of his researches into the electrical phenomena exhibited by plants and the relations of minute organisms to disease and of the services he had rendered to physiology and pathology In 1885 the University of Oxford was asked to vote 500 a year for three years for the purposes of the laboratory then approaching completion This proposal was fought with the utmost bitterness by Sanderson s opponents the anti vivisectionists including E A Freeman John Ruskin and Bishop Mackarness of Oxford Ultimately the money was granted by 412 to 244 votes 2 In 1895 Sanderson was appointed Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford resigning the post in 1904 In 1899 he was created a Baronet of Banbury Road in the Parish of Saint Giles in the City of Oxford 7 His attainments both in biology and medicine brought him many honours He was Croonian Lecturer to the Royal Society in 1867 and 1877 and to the Royal College of Physicians in 1891 He gave the Harveian Oration before the College of Physicians in 1878 acted as President of the British Association at Nottingham in 1893 and served on three Royal Commissions on Hospitals 1883 on Tuberculosis Meat and Milk 8 1890 and on a University for London 1892 2 In February 1902 he received the honorary degree Doctor of Science D Sc from the Victoria University of Manchester in connection with the 50th jubilee celebrations of the establishment of the university 9 He died in Oxford on 23 November 1905 He is buried in Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford Family editIn 1853 he married the author Ghetal Herschell daughter of Ridley Haim Herschell His wife wrote his biography 10 They had no children He was maternal uncle to the scientist John Scott Haldane See also editDiscoveries of anti bacterial effects of penicillium moulds before FlemingNotes 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0824773861 9780824773861 p 4 partly available on Google Books Refers to J B Sanderson Appendix No 5 Further report of researches concerning the intimate pathology of contagion The origin and distribution of microzymes bacteria in water and the circumstances which determine their existence in the tissue and liquids of the living body 13th Report of the Medical Officer of the Privy Council John Simon with Appendix 1870 Her Majesty s Stationery Office London 1871 pp 56 66 reprinted in Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science n ser XI 1871 pp 323 352 available on the site of the Journal of Cell Science No 27110 The London Gazette 22 August 1899 p 5249 Royal Commission on Tuberculosis Report of the Royal Commission appointed to Inquire into the Effect of Food derived from Tuberculous Animals on Human Health London 1895 University intelligence The Times No 36704 London 1 March 1902 p 12 Ghetal Burdon Sanderson Wikisource the free online library External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons 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