Richard Caton

Dr
Richard Caton
CBE(1920) MB CM Edin(1867) MD Hon LLD Liverp Edin Hon Doctor Padua FRCP(1888)
Born26 July 1842
Bradford, England
DiedJanuary 2, 1926(1926-01-02) (aged 83)
Haslemere, England
EducationScarborough Grammar School
Edinburgh University
Occupation(s)Physician, professor of physiology, Lord Mayor of Liverpool (1907–08), Pro-vice-chancellor of University of Liverpool
Known forResearch into electrophysiology, medical education
SpouseAnnie Ivory (1855–1912)
ChildrenAnne Rose, Mildred Robina
Parent(s)Richard Caton, M.D (1809–1852), Mary Fawcett (1811–1873)
Signature
Signature of Dr Richard Caton

Richard Caton (1842, Bradford – 1926), of Liverpool, England, was a British physician, physiologist and Lord Mayor of Liverpool who was crucial in discovering the electrical nature of the brain and laid the groundwork for Hans Berger to discover alpha wave activity in the human brain.[1][2]

  1. ^ Brown, G.H. "Royal College of Physicians, Munk's Roll: Volume IV, page 326, Dr Richard Caton". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ Sykes, A.H. "Dr Richard Caton (1842–1926) : Medicine, Education and Civic Affairs in Liverpool, The Bulletin of the Liverpool Medical History Society, Number 22, 2010–2011 session" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2017.