John Lee Comstock

John Lee Comstock was an American surgeon, educator, and author from Connecticut, best known for his widely used 19th-century textbooks and scientific writings. He served as a surgeon in the War of 1812 and later practiced medicine in Hartford, while publishing works on botany, chemistry, mineralogy, natural history, physiology, and other subjects.

East Lyme, Connecticut, USA Sep 25, 1787 Wikipedia
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