James Douglas
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James Douglas (1675–1742) was a Scottish physician, midwife, obstetrician, and anatomist. Born in Edinburgh and educated at the University of Edinburgh, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of Great Britain. He was a member of the Royal Society, where he was recognized in the Royal Society collection, and received the Croonian Medal and Lecture.
Douglas died in London in 1742. He was male and spoke English. His sibling was John Douglas. He is described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. While Open Library lists him as an author with 130 works, notable titles include *Dotted Circle Postmarks of Scotland*, *Hingham Shipyard study*, *Hingham, Massachusetts*, *An army with banners.*, *Body Language Secrets for Men*, and *Theodore Watts-Dunton*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 130
Top works
- Dotted Circle Postmarks of Scotland
- Hingham Shipyard study, Hingham, Massachusetts
- "An army with banners."
- Body Language Secrets for Men
- Theodore Watts-Dunton
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- anatomist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Douglas, James – Supplement to the description of the coffee-tree, 1727 – BEIC 8907389.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1675-03-21
- date of death
- 1742-04-02
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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