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Johann Bachstrom

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Dutch-Polish writer and scientist

NetherlandsWritersLived 1686 to 1742 · aged 56
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Jan Fryderyk or Johann Friedrich Bachstrom was a writer, scientist and Lutheran theologian who spent the last decade of his life in Leiden. His surname is sometimes spelt Bachstroem or Bachstrohm. He mostly wrote in Latin, German, and French, while in English biographies he can appear as John Frederic Bachstrom.

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In Observationes circa scorbutum ("Observations on Scurvy"), Bachstrom wrote that scurvy is solely owing to a total abstinence from fresh vegetable food, and greens; which is alone the primary cause of the disease.In Observationes circa scorbutum ("Observations on Scurvy"), Bachstrom wrote that scurvy is solely owing to a total abstinence from fresh vegetable food, and greens; which is alone the primary cause of the disease.

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Jan Fryderyk or Johann Friedrich Bachstrom was a writer, scientist and Lutheran theologian who spent the last decade of his life in Leiden. His surname is sometimes spelt Bachstroem or Bachstrohm. He mostly wrote in Latin, German, and French, while in English biographies he can appear as John Frederic Bachstrom. Since he is best known for his publications while he was in the Netherlands, he is often mistakenly described as a Dutch physician and writer.

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Netherlands
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1686 to 1742 · aged 56
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6 languages

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