John Wigan (physician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Wigan (physician)

British physician and author

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1696

Place of Birth: Kensington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1739

Profession: physician

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Wigan (; 31 January 1696 – 5 December 1739) was a prominent British physician, poet and author of the early eighteenth century whose writings and translations were popular and widely referred to during the period.
He served as principal of New Inn Hall at Oxford University between 1726 and 1732 and was physician of Westminster Hospital between 1733 and 1738.
In 1738 he travelled to Jamaica with Edward Trelawny and died there a year later in December 1739.