Devonshire Colic 1700’s
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Devonshire Colic 1700’s
Devonshire, England. High incidence of lead colic among those
who drank contaminated cider. The press was constructed in
part by lead. Discovered and described in the 1760s by Dr
George Baker. At left is industry rebuttal.
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John Jones 1701
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John Jones 1701
John Jones extensively researched the medical effects of Opium
and wrote The Mysteries of Opium Reveal'd. He also collaborated
with Scientist Samuel Crumpe and together they discovered
that Opium could help a patient overcome cholera, vomiting,
and diarrhea.
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Richard Meade (1673-1754)
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Richard Meade (1673-1754)
Wrote first English language book dedicated
to poisons snakes, animals and plants titled: A Mechanical
Account of Poisons in Several Essays.
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(1742-176)
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-176)
Swedish apothecary and brilliant chemist,
discovered oxygen before Priestley, barium, chlorine, manganese,
hydrogen cyanide and died young noting “"the trouble
of all apothecaries."
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Percivall Pott (1775)
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Percivall Pott (1775)
Born in 1714 and apprentice to Edward Nourse,
Percivall Pott made some groundbreaking discoveries in the
fields of cancer research and surgery techniques. He discovered
the link between occupational carcinogens and scrotal cancer
in chimney sweeps and wrote multiple scientific articles in
his lifetime.
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Felice Fontana
(1767)
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Felice Fontana
(1767)
Fontana investigated the sensibility and irritability
of animals and published a famous scientific article about
it entitled, Mémoires sur les parties sensibles
et irritables du corps animal. He also created many wax
models of human anatomy and sold them to Emperor Joseph II
of Austria for his military medical academy.
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Friedrich Serturner
(1783-1841)
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Friedrich Serturner
(1783-1841)
Serturner was the first successful scientist
in isolating morphene crystals from the poppy plant, in effect
creating a much stronger and more effective painkiller.
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Francois Magendie
(1783-1855)
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Francois Magendie (1783-1855)
Born in France, Magendie researched the different
motor functions of the body in relation to the spine, as well
as nerves within it. In addition, he researched the effects
of morphine, quinine, strychnine, and a multitude of alkaloids.
Noted as the father of experimental pharmacology.
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Fowler’s Solution
1786-1936
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Fowler’s Solution 1786
Potassium arsenite solution prescribed as
a general tonic and used from about 1786 to 1936. Some say
it was used by Charles Darwin.
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Pierre Ordinaire
1797-1915
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Pierre Ordinaire 1797-1915
Created elixir using absinthe
popularized and sold by Henry Pernod. Absinthe was used by
Vincent Van Gogh; banned in 1915. Users of absinthe were the
subject of painters such as Degas.
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Mateu J.B. Orfila
(1787-1853)
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Mateu J.B. Orfila
(1787-1853)
Educated in Paris, Orfila became very proficient
in the chemistry of crime scene investigation and was an early
promoter of chemical evidence in the courtroom.
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