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    John Hunter (surgeon)

    British surgeon (1752–1802)

    John Hunter

    Painted by John Jackson, 1813, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1786

    Born(1728-02-13)13 February 1728

    Long Calderwood near East Kilbride, United Kingdom

    Died16 October 1793(1793-10-16) (aged 65)

    London, England

    EducationSt Bartholomew's Hospital
    Known forScientific method in medicine
    Many discoveries in surgery and medicine
    Spouse

    Anne Home

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    (m. 1771)​
    Medical career
    ProfessionSurgeon
    InstitutionsSt George's Hospital
    ResearchDentistry, gunshot wounds, venereal diseases, digestion, child development, foetal development, lymphatic system
    AwardsCopley Medal (1787)

    John HunterFRS (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottishsurgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day.

    He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific methods in medicine. He was a teacher of, and