John Pringle was born in Roxburgh, Scotland. He was sent at an early age to receive a classical education at the University of St. Andrews, where he studied under his uncle, Francis Pringle. He entered the University of Edinburgh in 1727, intending to...

1707-1782 Scottish physician who is considered the founder of modern military medicine. Based on the theory that putrefactive processes caused disease, Pringle believed that proper sanitary measures would maintain the health of the British army. He...

Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, FRS, (April 10, 1707 - January 18, 1782) was a Scottish physician who has been called the "father of military medicine" (although Ambroise Pare (1510-90) and Jonathan Letterman (1824-72) have also been accorded this...

JOHN DOUGLAS PRINGLE, twice editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, was one of the outstanding figures in Australian journalism. He was a liberal Scot who went to work for a conservative newspaper then controlled by the Fairfax family of Sydney in the days...

Pringle, John J. "Jack" Friday, June 25, 2004 Pringle, John J. "Jack" Found his peace June 24, 2004, age 81. Beloved husband for 56 years to Frances (nee Gebhardt). Loving dad of James (Mary), Linda (Ron) Fehring and Kenneth (Sandy). Proud grandpa of Carrie...