| 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
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1779/06 | Smyth, James Carmichael: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |