John Woodall
English surgeon · Doctors · Lived 1570 to 1643 · aged 73
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Something wrong?John Woodall (1570-1643) was an English military surgeon, Paracelsian chemist, businessman, linguist and diplomat. He made a fortune through the stocking of medical chests for the East India Company and later the armed forces of England.
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John Woodall (1570-1643) was an English military surgeon, Paracelsian chemist, businessman, linguist and diplomat. He made a fortune through the stocking of medical chests for the East India Company and later the armed forces of England. He wrote The Surgeon's Mate, the standard text to advise ships' surgeons about medical treatments while at sea. In the book, he makes dietary recommendations which would have prevented the scourge of scurvy if they had been followed.
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Doctors born in the 1570s 6
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