Percival Pott was a highly successful and influential 18th-century London surgeon. Pott, who was born in London, was one of the first physicians to describe many medical conditions, some of which now bear his name. Following an apprenticeship under...

1714-1788 English Physician and Surgeon Percivall Pott was one of eighteenth-century's preeminent physicians and surgeons. In a time which predated surgical specialization, he made historic contributions to orthopedics, urology, neurosurgery,...

The English surgeon Percivall Pott (1714-1788) was the first to establish a causal link between cancer and exposure to a substance in the environment. In 1775 he described the occurrence of cancer of the scrotum in a number of his male patients, whose...

Percival Pott (January 6, 1714 – December 22, 1788, London, England) was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopedy, and the first scientists to demonstrate that a cancer may be caused by an environmental...

Ralph A. Potts, 76, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2006 at his home. Born August 25, 1929 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ralph and Anastasia Reinfreid Potts. Ralph was a supervisor in shipping and manufacturing at Hamilton...

Harry Potts never enjoyed the fame of Busby, Shankly or a dozen other football managers of his era; nor did he court Clough-like controversy or attract headlines for matters unrelated to the game. Yet, arguably, the achievement of this gentle North-Easterner in leading unfashionable...