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Frederick Treves
1853–1923
A celebrated British surgeon, he helped transform abdominal surgery and became famous for treating appendicitis at a time when it was often deadly. He is also remembered for his close association with Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man," and for the memoirs and travel writing he published later in life.
3 Audiobooks
The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences
by Frederick Treves
The Tale of a Field Hospital
by Frederick Treves
The Riviera of the Corniche Road
by Frederick Treves
About the author
Born in Dorchester in 1853, Frederick Treves trained in medicine in London and went on to become one of the best-known surgeons of his era. He built his reputation at the London Hospital, where his work in anatomy and surgery helped make him a leading figure in British medicine.
Treves is especially associated with advances in the treatment of appendicitis, and his career reached a wider public when he treated the future King Edward VII in 1902. He was also the physician who befriended and cared for Joseph Merrick, later widely known as the Elephant Man, an experience that became an enduring part of his legacy.
Alongside his medical career, he wrote memoirs, essays, and travel books that brought his sharp eye and storytelling to a general readership. He died in 1923, leaving behind a name remembered not only in surgery but also in medical history and literature.