URI(s)
Variants
- Jeffries, Doctor, (John), 1745-1819
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1744-02-05
Death Date
- 1819-09-16
Birth Place
- Boston (Mass.)
Occupation
(mesh) Physicians
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: His A narrative of the two aerial voyages of Doctor Jeffries with Mons. Blanchard, 1786:t.p. (Doctor Jeffries)
- found: BM(Jeffries, John, M.D., of London)
- found: Wallis, P.J. Eighteenth century medics, 1988(Jeffries, John, MD(A), 1745-1819; surgeon, Bath)
- found: LC in RLIN, 08-12-92(hdg.: Jeffries, John, 1745-1819)
- found: A tribute to John Jeffries, M.D., 1986:page 2 (first American born aeronaut; born in 1744 in Boston, Jeffries received a medical degree from Aberdeen University in Scotland, then entered into practice in his native Boston)
- found: Wikipedia, Sept. 30, 2022:Jeffries page (John Jeffries (5 February 1744 - 16 September 1819) was an American physician, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the English Channel; private practice in Boston, staying there until his death in 1819) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jeffries
Editorial Notes
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1992-08-12: new
- 2022-10-05: revised
Alternate Formats
