James Lind
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 230 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 4,1716 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | July 13,1794 |
| Died | Gosport |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | Prevention |
| scurvy | |
| Prevention of maritime diseases and cure for scurvy | |
| Children | James Lind |
| John Lind | |
| Job | Surgeon |
| Books | An essay on the most effectual means of preserving the health of seamen, in the Royal Navy |
| Three Letters Relating to the Navy, Gibraltar, and Portmahon: Wrote in the Years 1747, and 1748. But Now First Published; Being Very Applicable to the Present Time | |
| A Treatise of the Scurvy in Three Parts | |
| A Treatise of the Scurvy, in Three Parts: Containing an Inquiry Into the Nature, Causes, and Cure, of that Disease | |
| A Treatise on the Scurvy: In Three Parts. Containing an Inquiry Into the Nature, Causes, and Cure, of that Disease. Together with a Critical and Chronological View of what Has Been Published on the Subject | |
| A Treatise on the Scurvy. in Three Parts. . . . by James Lind, . . . the Second Edition Corrected, with Additions and Improvements | |
| An Essay on Diseases Incidental to Europeans in Hot Climates. with the Method of Preventing Their Fatal Consequences. by James Lind, . . . to Which Is Added, an Appendix Concerning Intermittent Fevers. the Third Edition | |
| An Essay on Diseases Incidental to Europeans in Hot Climates with the Method of Preventing Their Fatal Consequences by James Lind, to Which Is Added, an Appendix Concerning Intermittent Fevers, the Fourth Ed | |
| A Treatise on the Scurvy | |
| Spouse | Isabella Dickie |
| Education | Edinburgh |
| The University of Edinburgh | |
| University of Edinburgh Queens Medical Research Institute | |
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| ID | 547164 |
James Lind Life story
James Lind FRSE FRCPE was a Scottish physician. He was a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy. By conducting one of the first ever clinical trials, he developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy.
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