Thomas Gibson (1648/9-1722) was a physician. He studied at St. John’s College, Cambridge and Leiden University. Gibson published ‘The Anatomy of Humane Bodies Epitomized’ in 1682, which went through 6 editions. He was expelled from the Royal College of Physicians for his association with the Cromwells, but was eventually reinstated.
Reference:
Gordon Goodwin, ‘Gibson, Thomas (1648/9-1722)’, rev. Patrick Wallis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10635 [accessed 23 Aug 2011]).
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