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Name: Description: Campbell, Alexander (Dr)
Physician
(Unknown - Unknown)Studied for his MD at the University of Edinburgh and graduated in 1778. He went on to join the Indian Medical Service in 1780. Author of ‘Dissertatio medica inauguralis, proponens observationes quasdam, de acido vitriolico’ (‘Inaugural medical dissertation, proposing certain observations, on vitriolic acid’) which was published in 1778. Carburi, Giovanni Battista (Unknown)
Unknown
(1722 - 1804)On 31 August 1775, Carburi contributed his signature to ‘Traitement contre le ténia ou ver solitaire, pratiqué à Morat en Suisse [by Madame Nouffer], examiné & éprouvé à Paris’ (‘Treatment against tapeworm or solitary worm, practiced in Morat in Switzerland [by Madame Nouffer], examined & tested in Paris’). Carmichael-Smyth, James (Dr)
Physician
(1742 - 1821)Smyth was born in Fife. He received his MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1764. In 1768 Smyth set up a practice in London and was appointed physician to the Middlesex Hospital in 1775. Smyth’s publications included studies on contagion, nitrous acid and hydrocephalus. In the early 1800s he was appointed physician-extraordinary to George III. Cavendish, Henry (Dr)
Chemist and physicist
(1731 - 1810)One of the greatest experimental chemist and physicists of the time, particularly known for his research into the composition of atmospheric air, properties of different gases, theories of heat and density of the earth. The Cavendish experiment is named after his experiment which aimed to try and weigh planet Earth. Henry went to the Hackney Academy, a private school near London, and in 1748 entered Peterhouse College, Cambridge, where he remained for three years before he left without taking a degree which was common in those days. He then built his own laboratory in London from which he conducted his experiments. His 1766 paper On Factitious Airs is notable where he noted his experiments on as his called it “inflammable air”, which was the first discovery of hydrogen. Celsus, Aulus Cornelius (NA)
Roman medical writer.
(c25 BC - c50 AD)Celsus was the author of an encyclopaedia which covered a vast number of topics including agriculture, military art, rhetoric, philosophy, law and medicine. The only part to survive was the medical section which was published in 1478 as ‘De medicina’. 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. Cleghorn, George (Dr)
Physician
(1716 - 1789)Cleghorn was one of the founders of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh. He became surgeon to a regiment that was stationed in Minorca and published the observations he made there in his work ‘Observations on the Epidemical Diseases in Minorca from the Year 1744 to 1749’, which was published in 1751. Cleghorn is credited with demonstrating that quinine bark was effective as a remedy against malaria. He was also the first person to describe infectious hepatitis. Collin, Heinrich Joseph (Dr)
Physician
(1731 - 1784)Born in Vienna, Collin qualified as a doctor in 1760 and while working at the Pazmann Infirmary, he researched the effects of various remedies to diseases. He published his findings from his hospital residency in multiple works, including 'Observationum circa morbos acutos et chronicos factarum pars II-VI'. Cook, James (Captain)
Explorer and navigator
(1728 - 1779)Was born near Middlesbrough in Yorkshire, at 17 years old he moved to Whitby by the coast working with a coal merchant. After 10 years he decided to join the Royal Navy, during which he learnt to survey and chart coastal waters in North America. He showed great talent and advanced rapidly through the ranks and at the age of 29 was made ship master. On his ship HMB Endeavour he commanded the first scientific expedition to the Pacific where he chartered New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. He is also known for preventing scurvy on his ships through proper sanitation and ventilation as well as a diet of cress, sauerkraut and orange extract. Coste, Jean-François (Dr)
Physician
(1741 - 1819)Coste was born in France, he was first educated in Belley and Lyon before moving to Paris to study medicine, in 1763 he gained his Doctorate in Valencia. He became a well-known physician in France, and eventually after practising in Calais he became the chief physician of the French expeditionary forces in the American revolution in 1780. During the war he treated both French and American troops, for his efforts he earned an honorary Doctor of Medicine degree from William and Mary College. Cothenius, Christian Andreas (Dr)
Physician
(1708 - 1789)In 1728, Cothenius studied medicine at the University of Halle where he earned his doctorate and studied under the well-known physician Friedrich Hoffmann. He began his career as town physician in Havelberg in 1738, and by 1750 had been appointed royal physician to Friedrich II. He served as a military doctor in the Seven Years’ War between 1756 and 1763. During his career, he introduced the use of vitriolic acid as a treatment for Psora. The Cothenius medal, awarded by Leopoldina of Halle ‘in recognition of the ability of those who promote the well-being of mortals’, was named after him. Crawford, Adair (Dr)
Chemist
(1748 - 1795)Crawford was born in Northern Ireland. He studied medicine at Glasgow University, being awarded MD in 1780. Crawford then became a physician at the General dispensary in London and then a physician to St. Thomas’ hospital. Crawford, Thomas (Dr)
Physician
(Unknown - Unknown)Thomas Crawford studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh from 1768 until 1771. He was the author of ‘Disquisitio medica inauguralis de cynanche stridula’ (‘Inaugural medical treatise on cynanche stridula’) in 1771. Cullen, William (Dr)
Chemist, physician, lecturer
(1710 - 1790)William Cullen was born in Hamilton, near Glasgow. His father was an attorney and agent for the Duke of Hamilton, and the proprietor of a small estate in Bothwell. Cullen’s education started at the local grammar school before enrolling at Glasgow University in 1726 where he studied arts.
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- Campbell, Alexander (Dr)
Physician
(Unknown - Unknown)
Studied for his MD at the University of Edinburgh and graduated in 1778. He went on to join the Indian Medical Service in 1780. Author of ‘Dissertatio medica inauguralis, proponens observationes quasdam, de acido vitriolico’ (‘Inaugural medical dissertation, proposing certain observations, on vitriolic acid’) which was published in 1778.
- Carburi, Giovanni Battista (Unknown)
Unknown
(1722 - 1804)
On 31 August 1775, Carburi contributed his signature to ‘Traitement contre le ténia ou ver solitaire, pratiqué à Morat en Suisse [by Madame Nouffer], examiné & éprouvé à Paris’ (‘Treatment against tapeworm or solitary worm, practiced in Morat in Switzerland [by Madame Nouffer], examined & tested in Paris’).
- Carmichael-Smyth, James (Dr)
Physician
(1742 - 1821)
Smyth was born in Fife. He received his MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1764. In 1768 Smyth set up a practice in London and was appointed physician to the Middlesex Hospital in 1775. Smyth’s publications included studies on contagion, nitrous acid and hydrocephalus. In the early 1800s he was appointed physician-extraordinary to George III.
- Cavendish, Henry (Dr)
Chemist and physicist
(1731 - 1810)
One of the greatest experimental chemist and physicists of the time, particularly known for his research into the composition of atmospheric air, properties of different gases, theories of heat and density of the earth. The Cavendish experiment is named after his experiment which aimed to try and weigh planet Earth. Henry went to the Hackney Academy, a private school near London, and in 1748 entered Peterhouse College, Cambridge, where he remained for three years before he left without taking a degree which was common in those days. He then built his own laboratory in London from which he conducted his experiments. His 1766 paper On Factitious Airs is notable where he noted his experiments on as his called it “inflammable air”, which was the first discovery of hydrogen.
- Celsus, Aulus Cornelius (NA)
Roman medical writer.
(c25 BC - c50 AD)
Celsus was the author of an encyclopaedia which covered a vast number of topics including agriculture, military art, rhetoric, philosophy, law and medicine. The only part to survive was the medical section which was published in 1478 as ‘De medicina’.
- 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.
- Cleghorn, George (Dr)
Physician
(1716 - 1789)
Cleghorn was one of the founders of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh. He became surgeon to a regiment that was stationed in Minorca and published the observations he made there in his work ‘Observations on the Epidemical Diseases in Minorca from the Year 1744 to 1749’, which was published in 1751. Cleghorn is credited with demonstrating that quinine bark was effective as a remedy against malaria. He was also the first person to describe infectious hepatitis.
- Collin, Heinrich Joseph (Dr)
Physician
(1731 - 1784)
Born in Vienna, Collin qualified as a doctor in 1760 and while working at the Pazmann Infirmary, he researched the effects of various remedies to diseases. He published his findings from his hospital residency in multiple works, including 'Observationum circa morbos acutos et chronicos factarum pars II-VI'.
- Cook, James (Captain)
Explorer and navigator
(1728 - 1779)
Was born near Middlesbrough in Yorkshire, at 17 years old he moved to Whitby by the coast working with a coal merchant. After 10 years he decided to join the Royal Navy, during which he learnt to survey and chart coastal waters in North America. He showed great talent and advanced rapidly through the ranks and at the age of 29 was made ship master. On his ship HMB Endeavour he commanded the first scientific expedition to the Pacific where he chartered New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. He is also known for preventing scurvy on his ships through proper sanitation and ventilation as well as a diet of cress, sauerkraut and orange extract.
- Coste, Jean-François (Dr)
Physician
(1741 - 1819)
Coste was born in France, he was first educated in Belley and Lyon before moving to Paris to study medicine, in 1763 he gained his Doctorate in Valencia. He became a well-known physician in France, and eventually after practising in Calais he became the chief physician of the French expeditionary forces in the American revolution in 1780. During the war he treated both French and American troops, for his efforts he earned an honorary Doctor of Medicine degree from William and Mary College.
- Cothenius, Christian Andreas (Dr)
Physician
(1708 - 1789)
In 1728, Cothenius studied medicine at the University of Halle where he earned his doctorate and studied under the well-known physician Friedrich Hoffmann. He began his career as town physician in Havelberg in 1738, and by 1750 had been appointed royal physician to Friedrich II. He served as a military doctor in the Seven Years’ War between 1756 and 1763. During his career, he introduced the use of vitriolic acid as a treatment for Psora. The Cothenius medal, awarded by Leopoldina of Halle ‘in recognition of the ability of those who promote the well-being of mortals’, was named after him.
- Crawford, Adair (Dr)
Chemist
(1748 - 1795)
Crawford was born in Northern Ireland. He studied medicine at Glasgow University, being awarded MD in 1780. Crawford then became a physician at the General dispensary in London and then a physician to St. Thomas’ hospital.
- Crawford, Thomas (Dr)
Physician
(Unknown - Unknown)
Thomas Crawford studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh from 1768 until 1771. He was the author of ‘Disquisitio medica inauguralis de cynanche stridula’ (‘Inaugural medical treatise on cynanche stridula’) in 1771.
- Cullen, William (Dr)
Chemist, physician, lecturer
(1710 - 1790)
William Cullen was born in Hamilton, near Glasgow. His father was an attorney and agent for the Duke of Hamilton, and the proprietor of a small estate in Bothwell. Cullen’s education started at the local grammar school before enrolling at Glasgow University in 1726 where he studied arts.
- Campbell, Alexander (Dr)
