John Ferriar

John Ferriar
John Ferriar
Born	1761 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
Died	4 February 1815 Manchester, Lancashire
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Occupations	Physician Poet

John Ferriar (1761 – 4 February 1815) was a Scottish physician and a poet, most noted for his leadership of the Manchester Infirmary, and his studies of the causes of diseases such as typhoid.