William Stork

Dr William Stork (flourished 1751 – 1768) practiced as an oculist in England and the American colonies, and subsequently settled in the British colony of East Florida and published pamphlets encouraging its settlement. Some accounts state that he was initially from Germany, but do not provide primary references which prove the claim. The book reputedly featured a plagiarised copy of a map by George Gauld, who wrote (speaking of himself in the third person):

William Stork

Dr William Stork (flourished 1751 – 1768) practiced as an oculist in England and the American colonies, and subsequently settled in the British colony of East Florida and published pamphlets encouraging its settlement. Some accounts state that he was initially from Germany, but do not provide primary references which prove the claim. The book reputedly featured a plagiarised copy of a map by George Gauld, who wrote (speaking of himself in the third person):