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John Malcolm | |
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| Born | 1814 (aged 81) Haughton-le-Skerne, England |
| Died | 16 June 1895 Gainford, England |
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John Malcolm (1814 – 16 June 1895) was an English surgeon, hydrotherapist, and activist. He was an advocate for hydrotherapy and vegetarianism, serving as a vice president of the Vegetarian Society.
Biography
[edit]Malcolm was born at Haughton-le-Skerne in 1814.[1] He was the youngest son of Major John Malcolm.[2] He studied at the London Hospital Medical College and University of Edinburgh Medical School. He qualified MRCS in 1836 and FRCS in 1858. He was a surgeon at Kirkleatham, Haughton, Darlington, and Gainford.[3]
Malcolm worked in England, Germany and South Africa. He was resident physician at Bowness Hydropathic Establishment in Windermere for many years.[4] Malcolm became a vegetarian in 1847 and was a vice-president of the Vegetarian Society.[1] He also contributed to The Vegetarian Messenger. Malcolm believed that hydropathy combined with a vegetarian diet could be used to treat disease.[5][6]
Malcom died on 16 June 1895 at Gainford, at the age of 81.[5][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott (2002). "Biographical Index of British Vegetarians and Food reformers of the Victorian Era". The Vegetarian Movement in Britain c.1840–1901: A Study of Its Development, Personnel and Wider Connections (PDF). Vol. 2. University of Southampton. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Deaths". The Leeds Mercury. 22 June 1895. p. 19. Retrieved 29 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Malcolm (1814 - 1895)". Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Windermere". The Dietetic Reformer and Vegetarian Messenger. 11 (146): 184. 1884.
- ^ a b Forward, Charles W. (1898). Fifty years of Food Reform: A History of the Vegetarian Movement in England. London: The Ideal Publishing Union. p. 170
- ^ Forward, Charles W. (1898). Fifty Years of Food Reform. London: Ideal Publishing Union. p. 170 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Deaths". The Lancet. 1: 1619. 1895.
