# John Zephaniah Holwell

> John Zephaniah Holwell was a surgeon, an employee of the British East India Company, and a temporary Governor of Bengal (1760). He was also one of the first Europeans to study Indian antiquities and was an early advocate of animal rights and vegetarianism.

*English surgeon and temporary Governor of Bengal (1711-1798)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1711-09-17
- **Died:** 1798-11-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
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