Thomas Bond, MD | |
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| Founder, Pennsylvania Hospital | |
| Founding Member, American Philosophical Society | |
| In office 1743–1784 | |
| Vice President, American Philosophical Society | |
| In office 1767–1768 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1713 Calvert County, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Died | March 26, 1784 (aged 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Thomas Bond, Jr Richard Bond Venables Bond |
| Parent(s) | Richard Bond Elizabeth Benson Chew |
Thomas Bond (May 2, 1713 – March 26, 1784) was an American physician and surgeon.[1] In 1751 he co-founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first medical facility in the American colonies, with Benjamin Franklin, and also volunteered his services there as both physician and teacher.[2]
- ^ Bell, Whitfield (1997). Patriot-improvers: 1743-1768. American Philosophical Society: American Philosophical Society. pp. 37–47. ISBN 9780871692269.
- ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). . . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.