William Brown, M.D.
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flyingmoose
N 38° 42.568 W 077° 11.669
18S E 309190 N 4286822
Located on the northbound side of Richmond Highway prior to Pohick Church.
Waymark Code: WM1578A
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2021
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Marker Text:
(ca. 1748-1792)
Dr. William Brown, Revolutionary War physician, was born in Scotland and raised in Maryland. After studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, he established a practice in Alexandria. In 1775 he became surgeon of the 2nd Virginia Regiment. In 1778 the Continental Congress appointed him physician general of the Middle Department, extending from the Hudson to the Potomac River. At the military hospital in Lititz, Dr. Brown compiled the “Lititz Pharmacopeia” (1778), a collection of medical procedures and formulas for the compounding of medications. This was the first American formulary and a pioneering effort to provide standardized care. Brown is buried here in Pohick Cemetery.
Marker Number: E 144
Marker Title: William Brown, M.D.
Marker Location: Roadside
County or Independent City: Fairfax
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2017
Web Site: Not listed
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