Morell Mackenzie

Biography

• Born on July 7, 1837 at Leytonstone, Essex, England. Son of general practitioner Stephen Mackenzie (1803-1851)
• 1858 – diplomas of membership of the Royal College of Surgeons and licentiateship of the Society of Apothecaries
• 1864 – member of the Royal College of Physicians
• 1887 – one of the founders of the Journal of Laryngology and Rhinology and of the British Rhino-Laryngological Association
• Died on February 3, 1892 at London, England

Key Medical Contributions

Quoted by Norman Rupert Barrett (1903-1979) in 1950 for his original work and definition of acute oesophagitis.

Acute oesophagitis: Acute idiopathic inflammation of the mucous membrane of the oesophagus giving rise to extreme odynphagia, and often to aphagia. The disease is attended with some danger, but generally ends in resolution, and only in extremely ran cases terminates in ulcer, abscess, or gangrene

Mackenzie, Morell 1884

Controversies

Frederick III, Crown Prince of Germany

Major Publications

• Mackenzie M. The Use of the laryngoscope in diseases of the throat. 1865 [Jacksonian Prize Essay for 1863]
• Mackenzie M. Essays on throat diseases II: Growths in the larynx. 1871
• Mackenzie M. Diphtheria: its nature and treatment, varieties and local expressions. 1879
• Mackenzie M. Diseases of the Pharynx, Larynx, and Trachea. 1880 (2e 1884)
• Mackenzie M. A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx. 1880
• Mackenzie M. The Hygiene of the vocal organs: A Practical Handbook for Singers and Speakers. (2e 1886, 6e 1888)
• Mackenzie M. The fatal illness of Frederick the Noble. 1888
• Mackenzie M. Hay Fever and Paroxysmal Sneezing: Their Etiology and Treatment : with an appendix on Rose Cold 5e 1889

References

Biography

• Haweis HR. Sir Morell Mackenzie; physician and operator; a memoir compiled and ed. from private papers and personal reminiscences. 1893
• Sir Morell Mackenzie (1837–1892). Nature 1937; 140: 16
• Stevenson RS. Morell Mackenzie. 1946
• Stevenson RS, Guthrie D. A History Of Oto-Laryngology. 1949
• Chalat NI. Sir Morell Mackenzie revisited. Laryngoscope. 1984 Oct;94(10):1307-10.
• Weir N. Otolaryngology: An Illustrated History. 1990
• Weir N. Mackenzie, Sir Morell. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Frederick III, Crown Prince of Germany

• Schweig H. Case of Emperor Frederick III. 1888
• An interview with John O. Roe MD regarding “Sir Morell Mackenzie’s book on ‘[The fatal illness of Frederick the Noble’ 1888

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