Healers

John Hunter

Surgeon and Anatomist

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Medicine Atlas. "John Hunter." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/john-hunter-surgeon.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). John Hunter. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/john-hunter-surgeon

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@misc{medicineatlas-john-hunter,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {John Hunter},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/john-hunter-surgeon},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

John Hunter was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific methods in medicine, and was a teacher of, and collaborator with, Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine.

Facts

Birth Yearthe subject's own account

1728 1

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1728-02-13 1

Death Yearthe subject's own account

1793 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

1793-10-16 1

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1. John Hunter (surgeon) (Wikipedia)

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John Hunter was a Scottish surgeon, 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 collaborator with, Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine.

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