Francis Home
(1719-1813)
Scottish physician
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Francis Home FRSE FRCPE (17 November 1719 in Eccles, Berwickshire – 15 February 1813) was a Scottish physician, and the first Professor of Materia Medica at the University of Edinburgh, known to make the first attempt to vaccinate against measles, in 1758. In 1783 he was one of the founders of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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17 November 1719 Eccles, Berwickshire
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15 February 1813 (aged 93)
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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