John Pringle | |
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![]() Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1778 | |
Born | |
Died | 18 January 1782 London, England[1] | (aged 74)
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh |
Known for | Antiseptics |
Awards | Copley Medal (1752) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physician |
Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
20th President of the Royal Society | |
In office 1772–1778 | |
Preceded by | James Burrow |
Succeeded by | Joseph Banks |
Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet Bt PRS (10 April 1707 – 18 January 1782) was a British physician who has been called the "father of military medicine" (although Ambroise Paré and Jonathan Letterman have also been accorded this sobriquet).