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'''William Acton''' ({{LifeData|1813|1875}}) was a nineteenth century English physician and author from Dorset. | {{PhotoMissing}} | ||
'''William John Acton'''<ref>{{REFjournal | |||
|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-39445 | |||
|title=Acton, William John | |||
|last=Hall | |||
|first=Lesley A. | |||
|init=LA | |||
|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | |||
|date=2020-10-08 | |||
|DOI=10.1093/ref:odnb/39445 | |||
|accessdate=2022-07-04 | |||
}}</ref> ({{LifeData|birth=1813|birthplace=Shillingstone|birthcountry=UK|death=1875|deathplace=London|deathcountry=UK}})<ref>{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=william+acton+death | |||
|title=william acton death | |||
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|accessdate=2022-07-04 | |||
}}</ref> was a nineteenth century English physician and author from Dorset. | |||
Acton was influenced by French physician [[Claude François Lallemand]], who recommended [[circumcision]] to prevent spermatorrhea (excessive, involuntary ejaculation), which was then believed to be a disease. Acton quoted Lalemand in his own books. | Acton was influenced by French physician [[Claude François Lallemand]], who recommended [[circumcision]] to prevent spermatorrhea (excessive, involuntary ejaculation), which was then believed to be a disease. Acton quoted Lalemand in his own books. | ||
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* [[United Kingdom]] | * [[United Kingdom]] | ||
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* {{URLwikipedia|William_Acton_(doctor)|William Acton (doctor)|2022-07-03}} | |||
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