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Gilbert Blane
Gilbert Blane
Gilbert Blane
Born 29 August 1749
Blanefield, Ayrshire
Died 26 June 1834
London
Nationality Scottish
Fields medicine
Alma mater Edinburgh University
Known for use of lime juice obligatory to prevent scurvy
Influences Lord Rodney

Sir Gilbert Blane (29 August 1749 - 26 June 1834) was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the British Navy. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Lime is a term referring to a number of different fruits (generally Citruses, both Species and hybrids, which are typically round green to yellow Scurvy (NLat scorbutus is a disease resulting from a deficiency of Vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of Collagen in humans Admiral George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( 13 February, 1719 &ndash May 24 1792) was a British Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Born in Blanefield, Ayrshire, he studied medicine at Edinburgh University before moving to London, where he served as private physician to Lord Rodney. Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Admiral George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( 13 February, 1719 &ndash May 24 1792) was a British Blane accompanied Rodney to the West Indies in 1779. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting

Blane did much to improve the health of sailors by heeding their diet and enforcing due sanitary precautions. Largely due to his advocacy, the entire navy in 1795 made the use of lime juice obligatory to prevent scurvy. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lime is a term referring to a number of different fruits (generally Citruses, both Species and hybrids, which are typically round green to yellow Scurvy (NLat scorbutus is a disease resulting from a deficiency of Vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of Collagen in humans Enjoying a number of court and hospital appointments, he built up a good practice for himself in London, and the government constantly consulted him on questions of public hygiene. Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society organisations In 1812 he became a baronet in reward for services he rendered in connection with the return of the Walcheren expedition. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Walcheren Campaign was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire His works include Observations on the Diseases of Seamen (1795) and Elements of Medical Logic (1819). Blane died in London.

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