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John Fothergill (physician)
1780Dec, 26

John Fothergill (physician)

John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (b. 1712)
John Fothergill FRS (8 March 1712 – 26 December 1780) was an English physician, plant collector, philanthropist and Quaker. His medical writings were influential, and he built up a sizeable botanic garden in what is now West Ham Park in London.

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