John Berkenhout ( ? 1730 - 1791 )

Birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England (? 1730) Death: Besseleigh, near Oxford (03 April 1791) Profession: Physician Education: Leeds Grammar School; Edinburgh University; Leyden University Career: Joined the Prussian army as an Ensign; promoted to Captain; left the Prussian service to join an English regiment (1756); studied medicine; published many medical works; was sent to the United States by government, and was imprisoned; returned to England and received a pension Membership: Candidate.