John Haygarth
John Haygarth (* 1740 in Garsdale ; † June 10, 1827 ) was a British medic. He described the placebo effect and broke new ground to curb the spread of febrile diseases ( infectious diseases ) and cowpox .
In 1799, Haygarth examined the effects of a medical product, the "Perkins Tractor", which at that time could be bought for dearly money. In the end, this consists only of a simple metal rod and should be able to "pull out" a disease . Haygarth used wooden sticks with equal success, proving that you could save the money on the "Perkins Tractor". He published his discovery (the placebo effect of the chopsticks) in his book “On the Imagination as a Cause & as a Cure of Disorders of the Body.”.
In 1787 he was elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 1789 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
literature
- Booth CC: John Haygarth, FRS (1740-1827): a physician of the enlightenment (Volume 254 of Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society), American Philosophical Society, 2005, ISBN 0-87169-254-6 , online here
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed December 18, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haygarth, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Garsdale |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1827 |