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James Lind
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James Lind was a male physician, surgeon, and naval surgeon from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Born in Edinburgh in 1716, he was educated at the University of Edinburgh. He worked for the Royal Navy and had an interest in surgery. Lind was a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He authored several works, including *A treatise on the scurvy*, *A treatise of the scurvy*, *Traité du scorbut, divisé en trois parties*, *Three letters relating to the navy, Gibraltar and Portmahon*, and *Essays on several subjects*. In total, he produced thirty works. Lind died in Gosport in 1794.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1716
- Died
- 1794
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Traité du scorbut, divisé en trois parties
- A treatise on the scurvy
- A treatise of the scurvy
- Three letters relating to the navy, Gibraltar and Portmahon
- Essays on several subjects
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Lind
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Place of death
- Gosport
- Occupation
- surgeon
- Employer
- Royal Navy
- Image
- James Lind by Chalmers.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1716-10-04
- date of death
- 1794-07-13
- Commons category
- James Lind
- member of
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- P12749
- Monsimet Cove
- interested in
- surgery
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