John Forrest (physician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1804
Place of Birth: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 10-Dec-1865
Profession: physician
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John Forrest (physician)
- John Forrest, CB, QHP (20 June 1804, Stirling, Scotland – 10 December 1865, Bath, England) was a British military medical officer. Forrest served in the Army Medical Staff for 36 years supporting the British Army during a number of conflicts including the Crimean War, briefly being in charge of Scutari Hospital where Florence Nightingale was stationed, and was subsequently made an Honorary Physician to the Queen.
- He was described in the Medical and Surgical Reporter as "One of the most distinguished medical officers of the British Army".His past revealed, however, that as a medical student, whilst seeking a cadaver to further his understanding of medicine, he was convicted of grave-robbing – although he was later pardoned by the King.
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