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Fothergill, John (1712 - 1780)
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Physician and Botanist
Born: 8 March 1712  England.  Died: 26 December 1780.
John Fothergill began practising medicine in London in 1740 and maintained a botanical garden in Upton. He was the first to recognise the symptons of diphtheria in England and is credited with the first accurate description of migraine.
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 16 September 2004
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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