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James Lind
James Lind 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. Lind served in the Royal Navy and then went onto private practice. In 1758 he was appointed chief physician of the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, then one of the largest hospitals in the world. While ch…
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science · Scottish physician (1716–1794) · physician · surgeon · naval surgeon · also James Lind, Lind
Born 4 October 1716 · Died 13 July 1794 · Q709525
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Funded by citrus growers of California and Arizona
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“Biographical Account of the late Dr James Hutton, F. R. S. Edin.”
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Died 1794-07-13.
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Born 1716-10-04.
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