Sir James Wylie, 1st Baronet, in Russia Yakov Vasilyevich Wylie (Russian: Я́ков Васи́льевич Ви́ллие) (13 or 20 November 1768, Kincardine-on-Forth — 2 March 1854, Saint Petersburg), was a Scottish doctor, Russian Imperial Court surgeon in 1799 — 1854 and President of the Imperial Medical and Surgical Academy in 1808 — 1838. He is considered one of the organizers of military medicine in Russia.
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20 November 1768 Perthshire, Scotland
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Died |
2 March 1854 (aged 85) Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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