Thomas Gale (1507–1586) was an English surgeon. Although earlier books on surgery had been published in English, these were translations of texts from the European continent: Gale's was the first book on surgery to be written in English.

Portrait of Thomas Gale

Gale served with the army of Henry VIII of England in France.[1]

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  • "Certaine workes of chirurgie" 1563, printed in London by Rouland Hall.

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