Charles West | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Charles_West_photographed_by_G._Jerrard_(from_Wellcome_Images).jpg) Charles West | |
| Born | 8 August 1816 |
| Died | 19 March 1898 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Founder of Great Ormond Street Hospital |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics |
Charles West (1816–1898) was a British physician, specialized in pediatrics and obstetrics, especially known as the founder of the first children's hospital in Great Britain, the Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street, London.