| Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665): diplomat, entrepreneur, privateer, duellist, scientist and philosopher. | |
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PMID: 22507419 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Kenelm Digby was a man with widely differing interests. He studied at Oxford but left without a degree. At the age of 20, he was involved in a dramatic street brawl in Madrid; the following year saw him as a successful privateer in the Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic waters, and he was then appointed a naval administrator with lucrative trade monopolies. He practised medicine without formal qualifications and gained notoriety by promoting the use of 'sympathetic' powder for healing wounds. Befriended by King James I and his son who succeeded him, he became chancellor to Queen Henrietta and was knighted by King James I on 21 October 1623 and appointed to the Privy Council. At one time, he even spent a brief time in prison, but he later became a founding member of the Royal Society and published two major philosophical treatises as well as a popular cookbook. He designed and manufactured wine bottles with tapered necks for simpler pouring and square sides for easy stacking. He dabbled in mathematics and corresponded with Fermat of 'Last Theorem' fame. In 1641, he challenged a French nobleman who publicly cast a slur on the British King to a 'digladiation' (a sword duel) and quickly dispatched him. He was a friend and admirer of Sir Thomas Browne whose 'Religio Medici' he helped to publish. The Cowlishaw Library holds a 1659 5th edition copy of this remarkable book, with Digby's name on the spine. Truly, Digby must qualify as a Renaissance man. |
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Sam A Mellick |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-04-04 |
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Title: ANZ journal of surgery Volume: 81 ISSN: 1445-2197 ISO Abbreviation: ANZ J Surg Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-04-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101086634 Medline TA: ANZ J Surg Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 911-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2011 The Author. ANZ Journal of Surgery © 2011 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. |
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University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
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