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John Romulus Brinkley (later John Richard Brinkley; July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942) was an American quack doctor, broadcaster, marketer and independent politician.He had no accredited education as a physician and bought his medical degree from a diploma mill.
The number of internationally marketed quack medicines increased in the later 18th century; the majority of them originated in Britain [16] and were exported throughout the British Empire. By 1830, British parliamentary records list over 1,300 different "proprietary medicines", [17] the majority of which were "quack" cures by modern standards.
Francis Tumblety (c. 1833 – May 28, 1903) was an Irish-born American medical quack who earned a small fortune posing as an "Indian Herb" doctor throughout the United States and Canada. [1] He was an eccentric self-promoter and was often in trouble with the law.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms for charlatan include shyster, quack, or faker. Quack is a reference to quackery or the practice of dubious medicine, including the sale of snake oil, or a person who does not have medical training who purports to provide medical services.
The Dr. Hutchings Office and Museum in Madison, In. on Apr. 15, 2024. The structure was built circa 1840.
John Cotta, A true discouery of the empericke with the fugitiue, physition and quacksaluer who display their banners vpon posts: whereby his Maiesties subiects are not onely deceiued, but greatly endangered in the health of their bodies: being very profitable as well for the ignorant, as for the learned: by I.C. Doctor in Physicke., John Cotta ...
Ward went to France where he practiced as a quack doctor, but returned to London in 1734. [2] He invented a medicine called "Joshua Ward's drop", also known as the "Pill and Drop". It was supposed to cure people of any illness they had, gaining acclaim and notoriety for Ward. [3] [4] Ward is widely cited as an example of a quack.