John Hill (4) (–1775)
Author of The Old Man's Guide to Health and Longer Life
For other authors named John Hill, see the disambiguation page.
Works by John Hill
The Family Herbal: Or An Account Of All Those English Plants, Which Are Remarkable For Their Virtues And Of The Drugs Which Are Produced (2007) 9 copies
Lucina sine concubitu. A letter humbly address'd to the Royal Society; in which is proved by most incontestible evidence, ... that a woman may conceive and be brought to bed… (1930) 5 copies, 1 review
Hypochondriasis a practical treatise 3 copies
A history of the materia medica. Containing descriptions of all the substances used in medicine (2023) 3 copies, 1 review
The Inspector 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1714 c.
- Date of death
- 1775
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Great Britain
- Map Location
- UK
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Reviews
A history of the materia medica. Containing descriptions of all the substances used in medicine by John Hill
“The King [George III] then asked him what he thought of Dr. Hill. Johnson answered, that he was an ingenious man, but had no veracity …. He added, that Dr. Hill was, notwithstanding, a very curious observer; and if he would have been contented to tell the world no more than he knew, he might have been a very considerable man …”. – Boswell, Life of Johnson
A general natural history, or, New and accurate descriptions of the animals, vegetables, and minerals, of the different parts of the world : with their virtues and uses, as far as hitherto certainly known, in medicine and mechanics : illustrated by a general review of the knowledge of the ancients, and the discoveries and improvements of later ages in these studies : including the history of the materia medica, pictoria, and tinctoria, of the present and earlier ages : as also observations on the neglected by John Hill
Containing the history of fossils.
Statistics
- Works
- 25
- Members
- 68
- Popularity
- #253,410
- Rating
- 3.0
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 154
- Languages
- 7