Richard Mead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Mead

British physician

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1673

Place of Birth: Stepney, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1754

Profession: physician, astrologer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Richard Mead (11 August 1673 – 16 February 1754) was an English physician.
His work, A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Method to be used to prevent it (1720), was of historic importance in the understanding of transmissible diseases.