Cuthbert Dukes
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Cuthbert Dukes | |
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 Dukes next to his microscope | |
| Born | 24 July 1890 |
| Died | 3 February 1977 (aged 86) |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Dukes classification |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Pathologist |
| Field | Pathology, Urology |
| Institutions | University College London |
Cuthbert Esquire Dukes OBE (24 July 1890 – 3 February 1977)[1] was an English physician, pathologist and author, for whom the Dukes classification for colorectal cancer is named.
Career
[edit | edit source]Dukes was educated at Caterham School.[2] He graduated with an M.D. thesis entitled Effect of severe haemorrhage and shock on the condition of the blood from the University of Edinburgh in 1914.[3] His field of choice was pathology. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps that was attached to the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) during World War I and was awarded the OBE for his services. After the war's end he became a demonstrator in bacteriology at University College in London, and in 1922, was the first pathologist to join the staff of St Mark's Hospital. It was there that he began his recognized studies on the pathology of colon cancer. He wrote several books based on his findings.
In 1924 he started the Polyposis Registry with John Lockhart-Mummery which kept data on people with inherited multiple polyps.[4]
A meticulous researcher who took personal pleasure in the many cases in which his findings helped patients with colon cancer, Dukes, apparently in accordance to his humble Quaker faith, refused all honours despite the wishes of his former colleagues and lived quietly at his home in Wimbledon until his death at the age of 86.
He was the younger brother of British playwright Ashley Dukes and MI6 agent Sir Paul Dukes.He was also the great-uncle of poet Aidan Andrew Dun.
Selected publications
[edit | edit source]Books
[edit | edit source]- Dukes, Cuthbert (1924) Joseph Lister (1827-1912), London : Leonard Parsons.
Articles
[edit | edit source]- Dukes, Cuthbert (1935) "In the boyhood of the race" Friends' quarterly examiner; Vol.69; no.274 (Fourth Month 1935), pp. 117–126
- Dukes, Cuthbert (1937) "What does Quakerism mean to me? Friends' quarterly examiner; Vol.71; no.282 (Fourth Month 1937), p. 131-134
See also
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Further reading
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Cuthbert Dukes on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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- 1890 births
- 1977 deaths
- People educated at Caterham School
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Royal Army Medical Corps officers
- English pathologists
- English Christians
- English Quakers
- People from Bridgwater
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Presidents of the History of Medicine Society
- Recipients of the St Peter's Medal
- Military personnel from Somerset
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire