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John Quincy
d. 1722
An English apothecary and medical writer from the early 18th century, remembered for practical works on medicine and pharmacy. His books helped organize medical knowledge for readers working with remedies, prescriptions, and the language of physic.
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Loimologia: Or, an Historical Account of the Plague in London in 1665 With Precautionary Directions Against the Like Contagion
by Nathaniel Hodges, John Quincy
About the author
John Quincy died in 1722 and is generally described as an English apothecary who also wrote extensively on medicine. Sources consistently connect him with practical medical writing rather than with university fame, which gives his work a grounded, working-professional feel.
He is especially known for books on materia medica, dispensatories, and medical terminology, including works such as Lexicon Physico-Medicum and Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea. His writing helped explain drugs, prescriptions, and medical concepts for readers in an era when pharmacy and medicine were still closely tied.
Some accounts also note his links to London practice and to the scientific debates of his time. A readily confirmed portrait was not available from the source page reviewed, so no profile image is included here.