John Taylor (25) (1703–1770)

Author of The History of the Travels and Adventures of the Chevalier John Taylor, Ophthalmiater (Leather Bound)

For other authors named John Taylor, see the disambiguation page.

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Birthdate: 1703
Date of death: 1770
Gender: male
Occupations: oculist
surgeon
Relationships: taylorjohn-22 (grandson)
Short biography: [from Wikipedia]
Chevalier John Taylor (c. 1703 – 1770 or 1772) was an early British eye surgeon, self-promoter and medical charlatan of 18th-century Europe. He was noted by Samuel Johnson, and associated with the surgical mistreatment of George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, and perhaps hundreds of others.
Birthplace: Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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