Francis Adams (1796 – 26 February 1861) was a

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of Greek medical works. Adams had a practice in Banchory,

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, from 1819 to 1861. Because there were no English translations of the medical tracts of the Greek, Roman, and Arabian doctors, Adams undertook many translations himself, which were widely published.

Works

* '' Doctissimus medicorum Britannorum''

References

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External links

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Works by Hippocrates
– written in 400 BC, by

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, translated by Francis Adams 19th-century Scottish medical doctors Greek–English translators Scottish translators 1796 births 1861 deaths 19th-century British translators Translators of Ancient Greek texts People from Banchory {{Scotland-translator-stub