Nicholas Cambridge
Professor
English
University of Buckingham
United Kingdom
Biography
Nicholas Cambridge qualified as an electrical engineer in 1970 and then decided to become a doctor. He qualified from The Middlesex Hospital in 1977 and as a student won the first history of medicine prize offered by the Royal Society of Medicine. After a variety of clinical posts Nicholas became a family GP in Surrey for twenty-five years. Whilst still running a busy practice he obtained his MD in medical history working part-time at The Wellcome Trust Centre of the History of Medicine at UCL. He later retired in order to pursue his interests in medical history further. He has published in the journals of the various societies with which he is involved and where he has lectured.
Research Interest
Charles Dickens and the medical world, 19th-century public health, medical electricity, medical interests and histories of famous people including Samuel Johnson, Erasmus Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and John Coakley-Lettsom.
