James Lind

James Lind (1716 – 1794), born Edinburgh, Scottish Surgeon in the Royal Navy (1739-1748); physician to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar (1758-1783); founder of naval hygiene in the United Kingdom and promoter of the use of citrus fruits and fresh vegetables to prevent and cure scurvy. He influenced practices of preventive medicine and nutrition among soldiers as well as sailors.

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1716 - 1794 - Edinburgh - Scottish - Royal Navy - 1739 - 1748 - 1758 - 1783 - United Kingdom - Scurvy

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1750 - Elected Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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1750 - Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

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He was author of 'A Treatise of the Scurvy' (1753)

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