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Thomas John MacLagan (1838–1903) was a Scottish doctor and pharmacologist from Dundee. He was medical superintendent at Dundee Royal Infirmary from 1864 to 1866, during which time he had to cope with a major fever epidemic and became noted for pioneering the clinical use of thermometers. He carried out research into the effect of salicin, an extract from willow bark and a known anti-rheumatic treatment. This work was followed by Carl Thiersch, and in 1874 salicylic acid was synthesised, the active ingredient in Aspirin. He later established a practice in London and treated patients like Thomas Carlyle and the royal family. At the time of his death in 1903, it was said that he "deserves a niche in the Temple of Fame as one of the great benefactors of the human race." Maclagan's original microscope is in the collection of the Tayside Medical History Museum.〔(Thomas Maclagan on the Local Pioneers webpage of the Tayside Medical History Museum )〕〔(University of Dundee : External Relations : Press Office )〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas John MacLagan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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