John Abernethy (surgeon)

John Abernethy FRS was an English surgeon. He is popularly remembered today for having given his name to the Abernethy biscuit, a coarse-meal baked good meant to aid digestion.

3 April 1764

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Born in the same month (April 1764): Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr