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Burnett, Sir William (1779–1861), naval physician  

G. T. Bettany

revised by Claire E. J. Herrick

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Burnett, Sir William (1779–1861), naval physician, was born on 16 January 1779 at Montrose. He was educated at Montrose grammar school, and was apprenticed to a local surgeon, Dr Hunter. He then went to Edinburgh to pursue his medical studies but, soon after, entered the ...

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Lind, James (1716–1794)  

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James Lind (1716–1794) by John Wright (after Sir George Chalmers, 1783) Wellcome Library, London

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Lind, James (1716–1794), naval surgeon and physician  

Michael Bartholomew

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Lind, James (1716–1794), naval surgeon and physician, was born in Edinburgh on 4 October 1716, the son of James Lind, a merchant, and his wife, Margaret Smelholme (Smellum), a member of an Edinburgh medical family. (He is not to be confused with his cousin ...

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Trotter, Thomas (bap. 1760, d. 1832), naval physician  

J. Wallace

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Trotter, Thomas (bap. 1760, d. 1832), naval physician, was born in Melrose, Roxburghshire, where he was baptized on 3 August 1760, the second son and third of five children of John Trotter, baker, and his wife, Alison. Trotter was educated at Melrose and Kelso Academy...