Thomas Castle

Thomas Castle (c.1805–1837)[1] was an English botanical and medical writer.

Castle was born in Kent, and after leaving school became a pupil of John Gill, who as surgeon at Hythe; he went on to London to carry on his studies.

He entered Guy's Hospital in 1826, and was a member of its Physical Society; in 1827 he was elected fellow of the Linnean Society, when he was living in Bermondsey Square in south London.

[3] Subsequently he moved to Brighton, and committed suicide in 1837.

[2] Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed.