Richard Russell

Physician, Deceased Person

1687 – 1759

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Who was Richard Russell?

Richard Russell was an 18th-century British physician who encouraged his patients to use a form of water therapy that involved the submersion or bathing in, and drinking of, seawater. The contemporary equivalent of this is thalassotherapy, although the practice of drinking sea water has largely discontinued.

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Born
Nov 26, 1687
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
1759

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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