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W. P. (William Penn) Agnew
d. 1931
An early medical specialist, he wrote practical guides on hemorrhoids and other non-malignant rectal diseases for doctors and general readers in the late 19th century. His work reflects a period when clear, experience-based medical handbooks were becoming widely available.
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Treatment of hemorrhoids, and other non-malignant rectal diseases
by W. P. (William Penn) Agnew
About the author
William Penn Agnew, often listed as W. P. Agnew, was a physician best known for writing Treatment of Hemorrhoids, and Other Non-Malignant Rectal Diseases and later Hemorrhoids and Other Non-Malignant Rectal Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. These books were published in the 1890s and focused on rectal disorders, especially hemorrhoids, with an emphasis on diagnosis and practical treatment.
Surviving catalog and digitized-book records confirm his name and authorship, but readily available biographical details about his personal life are scarce. Because of that, he is remembered mainly through his medical writing rather than through a well-documented public biography.
His books remain of historical interest today as examples of late 19th-century medical publishing and specialist practice. They offer a glimpse into how physicians of that era explained common conditions and presented treatment advice to their readers.