
Claudius Amyand
Claudius Amyand (c.1681–1740), Huguenot refugee and Serjeant-Surgeon to George II, performed the first recorded appendicectomy, giving his name to Amyand’s hernia

Claudius Amyand (c.1681–1740), Huguenot refugee and Serjeant-Surgeon to George II, performed the first recorded appendicectomy, giving his name to Amyand’s hernia