Authorised form of name | Smyth; James Carmichael (1741 - 1821) |
Dates | 1741 - 1821 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Fife, Scotland |
Date of birth | 1741 |
Date of death | 18 June 1821 |
Activity | Education: MD (1764, Edinburgh) Career: Physician, Middlesex Hospital (1775); used nitric acid fumes to control typhus fever in Winchester Prison and hospital (1780), and made further experiments on a prison ship; awarded £5000 by the Government for his work and made Physician Extraordinary to George III Memberships: LCP (1770); FCP speciali gratia (1788);
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 06/05/1779 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: Bulloch's Roll has birthplace as Perthshire. |
Code | NA2705 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1779/06 | Smyth, James Carmichael: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |