James Drummond Campbell (1787-1818) was a 19th-century English Assistant Surgeon, who served as a medical officer and member of the 1808 British
Harford Jones mission to
Qajar Iran
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...
. From 1808 until 1818 he was part of the Bombay Medical Service.
Campbell was assigned to the Iranian army for some time under Qajar Crown Prince
Abbas Mirza
Abbas Mirza ( fa, عباس میرزا; August 26, 1789October 25, 1833) was a Qajar crown prince of Iran. He developed a reputation as a military commander during the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 and the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828, as ...
in
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
. Campbell successfully treated Abbas Mirza of a
sexually transmitted infection, but also, after agreeance of the Crown Prince, vaccinated his entire household against
smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...
. From this point onwards, Abbas Mirza were to be indefinitely attended by a foreign doctor. He died in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
and left an illegitimate son named Alexander who also served in the Bombay Medical Service.
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People of Qajar Iran
British expatriates in Iran
1818 deaths
19th-century English people
English surgeons
1787 births
People of the Russo-Persian Wars