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Autor

James Thacher

Escritor estadounidense

Nacimiento
14 de febrero de 1754
Muerte
26 de mayo de 1844
Nacionalidad
Estados Unidos
Ocupación
Historiador y cirujano

Vida y obra

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James Thacher (February 14, 1754 – May 26, 1844) was an American medical doctor and writer, born in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Biography

When Thacher was 16 he became an apprentice for Abner Hersey, a medical doctor from Barnstable, Massachusetts. From 1775 to 1783 he was a surgeon in the Revolution, in the Massachusetts 16th Regiment. Afterward, he practiced in Plymouth, Massachusetts until his death. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1803.

He was married to Susannah Hayward of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. They had six children. However, only two daughters lived into adulthood.

Thacher was stationed at West Point in 1780 and supported the execution by George Washington of the British spy John André.

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Libros de James Thacher

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