Isaac Baker Brown
(1811-1873)
English gynaecologist and obstetric surgeon
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Isaac Baker Brown (1811 – 3 February 1873) was a prominent 19th-century English gynaecologist and obstetrical surgeon. He was a specialist in the diseases of women and advocated certain surgical procedures, including clitoridectomies, as cures for epilepsy and hysteria. His career ended when he was accused of performing these procedures without consent of the patients. He was subsequently expelled from the Obstetrical Society of London.
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1811 Colne Engaine, Essex
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3 February 1873 (aged 61)
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