Sir Gilbert Blane

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:physician
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1749-08-29
gptkbp:birthPlace Blanefield, Ayrshire, Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kensal_Green_Cemetery
gptkbp:child Gilbert Blane (son)
gptkbp:deathDate 1834-06-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Gilbert Blane
gptkbp:influenced naval medicine
gptkbp:knownFor introduction of lemon juice to prevent scurvy in the Royal Navy
naval hygiene reforms
gptkbp:legacy Blane Medal (Royal College of Surgeons)
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
medical reformer
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Thomas_Phillips
gptkbp:publishedIn Observations on the Diseases Incident to Seamen (1785)
gptkbp:servedAs Commissioner of the Sick and Wounded Board
Physician to the Fleet
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth Mary Gardner
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Blane
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8