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INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER
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Cheyne, George (Dr)
Physician.
(1672 - 1743)
Cheyne was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended medical school in Edinburgh under the tuition of Dr. Pitcairn. After completing his medical qualification, he moved to London where in 1702 he set up his own medical practice. After various wobbles with his own health, he later set up another medical practice in Bath and became a well-known physician, he was a keen advocate for vegetarianism which started to catch on with some of the wealthy elite of the time. Cheyne wrote several books that covered various topics including nutrition, exercise, and depression. His most famous was ‘An Essay on Health and Long Life’ which was published in 1724. He was considered the 18th century health and exercise guru despite his own ill health and weight issues.
Referred to as: CheyneDEP/DUA/1/42/33
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Cheyne, George (Dr)
Physician.
(1672 - 1743)
Cheyne was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended medical school in Edinburgh under the tuition of Dr. Pitcairn. After completing his medical qualification, he moved to London where in 1702 he set up his own medical practice. After various wobbles with his own health, he later set up another medical practice in Bath and became a well-known physician, he was a keen advocate for vegetarianism which started to catch on with some of the wealthy elite of the time. Cheyne wrote several books that covered various topics including nutrition, exercise, and depression. His most famous was ‘An Essay on Health and Long Life’ which was published in 1724. He was considered the 18th century health and exercise guru despite his own ill health and weight issues.
Referred to as: Cheyne
DEP/DUA/1/42/33
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Cheyne, George (Dr)
