# Whitelaw Ainslie

> Sir Whitelaw Ainslie FRSE was a British surgeon and writer on materia medica, best known for his work as a surgeon in the employment of the East India Company in India. He published the first major English work on the medicinal plants of India in 1813.

*Surgeon, writer (1767-1837)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1767
- **Died:** 1837
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Whitelaw Ainslie FRSE was a British surgeon and writer on materia medica, best known for his work as a surgeon in the employment of the East India Company in India. He published the first major English work on the medicinal plants of India in 1813.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Whitelaw Ainslie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitelaw_Ainslie)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7996129)

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