Percivall Pott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Percivall Pott

British surgeon

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1714

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1788

Profession: surgeon, neurologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Percivall Pott (6 January 1714 in London – 22 December 1788) was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopaedics, and the first scientist to demonstrate that a cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen.