# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-arbuthnot
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:48:07.047Z

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name: "John Arbuthnot"
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description: "John Arbuthnot FRS, often known simply as Dr Arbuthnot, was a Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London. He is best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, his membership in the Scriblerus Club, and for inventing the figure of John Bull."
tagline: "Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London (1667-1735)"
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birthDate: "1667-04-29"
deathDate: "1735-02-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump