John Armstrong (Q387365)
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* 1709, + 1779-09-07, British poet
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | John Armstrong |
* 1709, + 1779-09-07, British poet |
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1709
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7 September 1779Gregorian
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Education: College of Edinburgh matriculated 1721, MD 1732
Career: Physician, unlicensed 1735-1765; Physician for soldiers at a hospital behind Buckinham House,1746; physician to the English army in Germany, 1760 for which he receiveda pension of half a guinea a day for life, that is, £191 p.a
Patrons: John Wilkes
Coteries: Tobias Smollett; James Thomson
Overall: Like Dr. Arbuthnot, Armstrong was primarily a physician, publishing a number of medical works and some poetry on the side. Unlike Arbuthnot, Armstrong published a medical treatise in verse, as well as an explicit sex manual in blank verse, both of which he claimed hurt his reputation as a physician with the public. Nevertheless, he died relatively wealthy, with an estate reportedly worth ?3000.
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