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Thomas Dover
English privateer · Doctors · Lived 1660 to 1742 · aged 82
Thomas Dover (1660-1742), sometimes referred to as "Doctor Quicksilver", was an English physician.
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About this person
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.
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1660 to 1742 · aged 82
