Forbes, John, Sir, 1787-1861

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Name (Latin)
Forbes, John, Sir, 1787-1861
Date of birth
1787-12-17
Date of death
1861-11-13
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 15548441
Wikidata: Q6233589
Library of congress: n 85056000
Sources of Information
  • Laennec, R.T.H. A treatise on diseases of the chest, 1823:t.p. (John Forbes, M.D. ...)
  • His Homoeopathy and "young physic," 1846:t.p. (John Forbes, M.D., F.R.S.)
  • His Of nature and art in the cure of disease, 1858:(Sir John Forbes, M.D., D.C.L.(Oxon.), F.R.S.)
  • DNB(Forbes, Sir John, 1787-1861)
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Wikipedia description:

Sir John Forbes FRCP FRS (17 December 1787 – 13 November 1861) was a Scottish physician, famous for his translation of the classic French medical text De L'Auscultation Mediate by René Laennec, the inventor of the stethoscope. He was physician to Queen Victoria 1841–61.

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