Person
Thomas Percival
English physician and author
Thomas Percival FRS FRSE FSA (1740–1804) is an English physician and author, best known for crafting perhaps the first modern code of medical ethics.
He draws up a pamphlet with the code in 1794 and writes an expanded version in 1803, in which he reportedly coined the expression "medical ethics".
He is a pioneering campaigner for public health measures and factory regulation in Manchester.