John Haygarth

For the Australian footballer, see John Haygarth (footballer). For the English cricketer and magistrate, see John Haygarth (cricketer).

John Haygarth FRS FRSE (1740 – 10 June 1827) was an 18th-century British physician who discovered new ways to prevent the spread of fever among patients and reduce the mortality rate of smallpox.[1]

  1. ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). "Haygarth, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 294.