# Thomas Dover

> Thomas Dover (1660-1742), sometimes referred to as "Doctor Quicksilver", was an English physician. He is remembered for his common cold and fever medicine Dover's powder, his work with the poor in Bristol, and his privateering voyage alongside William Dampier and Woodes Rogers that rescued castaway Alexander Selkirk, the real-life inspiration for Robinson Crusoe.

*English privateer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thomas-dover

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1660
- **Died:** 1742
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Thomas Dover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dover)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7789038)

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