John Fothergill (March 8, 1712 – December 26, 1780), English physician, was born of a Quaker family at Carr End in Yorkshire. He took the degree of M.D. at Edinburgh in 1736, and after visiting the continent of Europe in 1740, settled in London, where he gained an extensive practice. In the epidemics of influenza in 1775 and 1776 he is said to have had sixty patients daily. In his leisure he made a study of conchology and botany; and at Upton, near Stratford, he had an extensive botanical garden where he grew many rare plants obtained from various parts of the world. He was the patron of Sydney Parkinson, the South Sea voyager. A translation of the Bible (1764 sq.) by Anthony Purver, a Quaker, was made and printed at his expense. His pamphlet entitled Account of the Sore Throat attended with Ulcers (1748) contains one of the first descriptions of diphtheria in English, and was translated into several languages. He died in London. Jump to: navigation, search March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Physician examining a child The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search The White Yorkshire rose. ... The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a doctorate level degree held by medical doctors. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... An epidemic is generally a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population. ... Jump to: navigation, search Negatively stained flu virions. ... Conchology is the collection and study of the shells of mollusks. ... Jump to: navigation, search Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Upton is the name of numerous places: United Kingdom Upton, Berkshire Upton, Buckinghamshire Upton, Cambridgeshire Upton, Cheshire Upton, Cornwall Upton, Cumbria Upton, Devon Upton, Dorset Upton, Hampshire Upton, Leicestershire Upton, Lincolnshire Upton, London Upton, Norfolk Upton, Northamptonshire Upton, Nottinghamshire Upton, Oxfordshire Upton, Pembrokeshire Upton, Slough Upton, Somerset Upton, Warwickshire Upton... Stratford originally meant ford in a Roman street and is the name of several places: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England Stratford, London, England Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, England Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, England Stratford, Ontario, Canada Stratford, Connecticut, United States of America Stratford, New Jersey, United States of America Stratford... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Botanical gardens (in Latin hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors. ... Sydney Parkinson (1745 - January 1771) was a Scottish natural history artist. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Bible (sometimes The Book, Good Book, Word of God, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this...

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