Beddoes, Thomas (1760–1808), chemist and physician, was born at Shifnal in Shropshire on 13 April 1760, the son of Ann Beddoes (née Whitehall), and her husband, Richard Beddoes (d. 1803), a tanner who was part of a prosperous and politically liberal commercial circle. ...
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Beddoes, Thomas (1760–1808), chemist and physician
Michael Neve
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Black, Joseph (1728–1799), chemist and physician
R. G. W. Anderson
Black, Joseph (1728–1799), chemist and physician, was born on 16 April 1728 in Bordeaux, the sixth of twelve children of John Black, an Ulsterman who was a factor in the wine trade, and his wife, Margaret Gordon (d. 1747). Black's brothers all became manufacturers or tradesmen of various kinds and all were unsuccessful in business. ...
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Cullen, William (1710–1790), chemist and physician
W. F. Bynum
Cullen, William (1710–1790), chemist and physician, was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, near Glasgow, on 15 April 1710, the second son of William Cullen and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Mr Robertson of Whistleberry. There were seven sons and daughters from the marriage, including ...
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Rutherford, Daniel (1749–1819), physician and chemist
B. B. Woodward
revised by Alexandra M. Lord
Rutherford, Daniel (1749–1819), physician and chemist, born at Edinburgh on 3 November 1749, was the son of John Rutherford (1695–1779), physician, and his second wife, Anne, née Mackay, and half-brother of Anne, the mother of Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832). Educated at first at home, he was sent, when seven years old, to the school of ...
