Astley Cooper

Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet was a British surgeon and anatomist, who made contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia.

23 August 1768

Born on the same birth day (23 August): James Roosevelt Bayley • Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse • Jim Murphy • Jusuf Nurkić • Luigi Delneri • Mike Yastrzemski • Ogden L. Mills • Roger Greenaway • Rudy Lewis • Vera Miles • William Ernest Henley • William Primrose

Born in the same month (August 1768): Jean-Baptiste Bessières • Joseph Dennie • Louis Desaix