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Fothergill, John

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Fothergill, John (1712-1780)

British physician. Fothergill helped to found a school for Quaker children at Ackworth and assisted Howard in his efforts at prison reform. He wrote the first authoritative account of diphtheria and published early descriptions of migraine and facial neuralgia.


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