Dr John Burton
(1710-1771)

prototype of Dr Slop in "Tristram Shandy" and Doctor - Bachelor of Medicine MBBS (from 1733)

Died aged c. 61

John Burton, M.D. (1710–1771) was an English physician and antiquary.

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York, United Kingdom

The Red House Built on the site of the Gatehouse of St. Leonard's Hospital by Sir W. Robinson circa 1718. Here lived Dr. John Burton, the prototype of Dr. Slop in "Tristram Shandy".

The Red House, York, United Kingdom where they lived