Vaughan, John, 1775-1807

Dr. Philip Tidyman was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1776 to Hester Rose and Philip Tidyman. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and Göttingen, where he was the first American to receive a doctorate at a German university. In 1801, he returned to Charleston where he was a physician and a planter. He was a member of the House, serving in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Eighteenth Assemblies and a member of many organizations including the German Friendly Society, the American Philosophical Society, and the South Carolina Academy of Fine Arts. He died in Aberdeen, Scotland on June 11, 1850.

From the description of John Vaughan letters to Philip Tidyman, 1801-1802. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 423730515

American physician.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, to which is added extracts from 2 letters of J. Marcel : to Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, surveyor, 1807 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583325

John Vaughan was a doctor. Born in 1775, he was educated in Chester, Pa. In 1793 and 1794, while studying to be a doctor, he attended lectures on medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Vaughan practiced medicine in Delaware, first at Christiana Bridge and later at Wilmington. He was a member of a number of professional organizations, including the Philadelphia Academy of Medicine, the Medical Society of Philadelphia, the American Medical Association, and the Delaware Medical and Philosophical Societies. He was a prolific author on medical and scientific topics. Vaughan died in 1807 of typhoid fever.

From the description of Papers, 1797-1802. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84666275