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John Collis Browne

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19: 67:, to whom he assigned the sole right to manufacture and market 'Brown's Cough Bottle'. The formulation was abused and its addictive ingredients were reduced as a result; since the Medicines Act of 1968 it has been known as 'J. Collis Browne's Compound'. It was still marketed by 71:– the same family – up until the 1960s. BCB International, named for the product, now focusses on outdoor equipment, including shark repellent, ballistic underwear, bioethanol fuel packs, and emergency packs for lifeboats. 85:
Upon Browne's death plans were made by Messrs Davenport to erect a plaque in his memory on the house where he had lived. The plaque was designed by the lettering craftsman
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in India in 1848, Browne developed Chlorodyne for use during an outbreak of cholera. It was subsequently used as a general cure in the
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and unveiled by the Mayor of Ramsgate on 8 May 1973. Dr N.M. Goodman recorded the event in
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Lubell, Stephen (2010). "William Sharpington: a man of letters".
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In 1856 he left the army and went into partnership with
155: 145:Occasional Ramsgate Writings Donald G Long 132:Ultrabold: The Journal of St Bride Library 22:Dr Collis's plaque on 22 Victoria Road, 17: 156: 129: 78:, on 30 August 1884. He is buried in 74:Dr Browne died at Mount Albion House, 112: 110: 108: 184:19th-century British Army personnel 13: 105: 14: 200: 174:British Army regimental surgeons 189:19th-century British inventors 179:98th Regiment of Foot officers 138: 123: 1: 98: 48:Serving as surgeon with the 7: 10: 205: 61:John Thistlewood Davenport 69:J.T. Davenport & Sons 120:, BBC News, 30 May 2020. 82:churchyard in Ramsgate. 63:, a chemist, then at 33 31: 80:St Laurence-in-Thanet 50:98th Regiment of Foot 21: 147:– Michael's Bookshop 65:Great Russell Street 87:William Sharpington 36:John Collis Browne 32: 196: 148: 142: 136: 135: 127: 121: 114: 204: 203: 199: 198: 197: 195: 194: 193: 154: 153: 152: 151: 143: 139: 128: 124: 115: 106: 101: 12: 11: 5: 202: 192: 191: 186: 181: 176: 171: 166: 150: 149: 137: 122: 103: 102: 100: 97: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 201: 190: 187: 185: 182: 180: 177: 175: 172: 170: 167: 165: 162: 161: 159: 146: 141: 133: 126: 119: 113: 111: 109: 104: 96: 94: 93: 88: 83: 81: 77: 72: 70: 66: 62: 57: 55: 51: 46: 44: 40: 37: 29: 25: 20: 16: 140: 131: 125: 116:Neil Prior, 90: 84: 73: 58: 47: 35: 33: 15: 169:1884 deaths 164:1819 births 54:Crimean War 158:Categories 99:References 92:The Lancet 43:Chlorodyne 134:(8): 26. 76:Ramsgate 24:Ramsgate 39:MRCS 34:Dr. 28:Kent 160:: 107:^ 95:. 56:. 45:. 26:, 30:.

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Ramsgate
Kent
MRCS
Chlorodyne
98th Regiment of Foot
Crimean War
John Thistlewood Davenport
Great Russell Street
J.T. Davenport & Sons
Ramsgate
St Laurence-in-Thanet
William Sharpington
The Lancet



"Coronavirus: Sanitiser maker's links back to Victorian cough cure"
Occasional Ramsgate Writings Donald G Long
Categories
1819 births
1884 deaths
British Army regimental surgeons
98th Regiment of Foot officers
19th-century British Army personnel
19th-century British inventors

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