1839 - 1899
John Duncan (surgeon)
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| Birthday |
18th August, 1839
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| Died |
24th August, 1899
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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John Duncan, LLD FRCSEd FRSE (18 August 1839 — 24 August 1899) was a Scottish surgeon best known for his surgical teaching at the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Extramural School of Medicine. He was a pioneer of the use of electricity in surgery both for surgical cautery and for tumour necrosis. On the death of his father James Duncan in 1866 he became a director of the major drug manufacturer Duncan Flockhart & Co, which had been founded by his grandfather, also John Duncan (b 1780). He served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1889 to 1891.
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