| Authorised form of name | Douglas; John (- 1743); surgeon |
| Dates | - 1743 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of death | 25 June 1743 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Activity | Career:
Gave lectures on anatomy and surgery at his house; Surgeon-Lithotomist, Westminster Hospital; quarrelled with William Cheselden (FRS 1711) over their respective operations for the stone
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1720 |
| Relationships | Son of William Douglas of Baads, near Edinburgh, and his wife, Joan Mason; brother of James Douglas (FRS 1706), of Walter Douglas (FRS 1711) and of George Douglas (FRS 1733) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB (Douglas, James)
References:
'Gentleman's Magazine' 1743, p333
Notes:
Proposed by Edmond Halley |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/16197107 |
| Code | NA2825 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CLP/12ii/7/2 | Plate, instruments used in bladder stone extraction by unknown artist | [1722] |
| MS/390/189 | Bond of John Douglas to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 8 December 1720 |
| CLP/12ii/40 | Paper, 'A remarkable case of an aneurism [aneurysm] from the memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences' by J D [John Douglas] | 16 May 1728 |
| CLP/12ii/3 | Paper, 'An answer to some objections that are newly raised against my high operation' by [John] Douglass [Douglas] | [1721] |
| CLP/12ii/35 | Paper, 'Two chirurgical questions stated and answered' by John Douglas | [1727] |
| CLP/12ii/7 | Paper, 'An account of the new method of cutting for the stone' by John Douglas | [1722] |
| CLP/12ii/7/1 | Manuscript, 'An account of the new method of cutting for the stone' by John Douglas | [1722] |
| CLP/12ii/7/3 | Plate, 'The natural figure and bigness of the stones' by [John?] Sturt | [1722] |
| RBO/18/32 | 'An Abstract of a Book intitled: A short account of Mortifications, and the surprizing effect of the Bark in putting a Stop to their progress etc by John Douglas, Surgeon' | 1732 |
| CLP/12ii/5a | Letter, 'A letter from Mr Atkinson the surgeon in Whitechappel [Whitechapel]' from Mr Atkinson to John Douglas | [1720s] |
| CLP/22ii/58 | Paper, Account of John Douglas' book 'Mortifications, and of the surprising effect of the bark in putting a stop to their progress etc' by James Douglas | 18th century |
| CLP/12ii/5 | Letter, 'A letter from the Reverend Mr James Field Rector of St Johns in Antegoa' from James Field to John Douglas | 24 August 1720 |
| RBO/11/3 | 'An Account of the new method of Cutting for the Stone' by John Douglas, Surgeon | 1722 |