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| − | + | {{People|name=Pollitt|dob=before 1775|service=[[Royal Navy]]|rank=|nationality=British|billets=surgeon, [[HMS Reliant]], later [[HMS Allegiance]]}} | |
| − | He had a keen interest in [[:Category:Dragons|dragons]] and some knowledge of their physiology. He owned or was familiar with several books on the subject, including [[Badke]]'s [[Bestiary]]. | + | == Biography == |
| + | Pollitt was the ship's surgeon aboard the [[HMS Reliant]] at the time the [[Amitie]] was captured in early 1805. He hailed from Derbyshire, where he had a wife and four children. He became a naval surgeon fairly late in life, at the age of 30, "after some unspecifed disappointments on land". He was genial and well-liked by the crew even though his hand was not always the steadiest at the operating table. | ||
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| + | He had a keen interest in [[:Category:Dragons|dragons]] and some knowledge of their physiology. He owned or was familiar with several books on the subject, including [[Badke]]'s [[Bestiary]]. Both his knowledge and his books were instrumental in [[William Laurence]]'s successful harnessing of [[Temeraire]]. | ||
| − | + | After the Reliant was badly dished in a gale after the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], her captain, [[Tom Riley]] was stuck on land until Laurence tipped him off to apply for the captaincy of the dragon transport [[HMS Allegiance]], which was to carry Laurence and Temeraire to China. | |
| − | + | Pollitt followed Riley into service on the Allegiance. In particular, he was able to recommend the ship's biscuit that cured [[Liu Bao]]'s chronic sea sickness, leading to some thawing of relations between Liu Bao and Laurence. Pollitt also lent Temeraire and Laurence some of his books for their amusement during the long journey. | |
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 6 October 2008
Character Profile[edit]
| Name: | Pollitt |
| Date of Birth: | before 1775 |
| Service: | Royal Navy |
| Rank: | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Billets: | surgeon, HMS Reliant, later HMS Allegiance |
Biography[edit]
Pollitt was the ship's surgeon aboard the HMS Reliant at the time the Amitie was captured in early 1805. He hailed from Derbyshire, where he had a wife and four children. He became a naval surgeon fairly late in life, at the age of 30, "after some unspecifed disappointments on land". He was genial and well-liked by the crew even though his hand was not always the steadiest at the operating table.
He had a keen interest in dragons and some knowledge of their physiology. He owned or was familiar with several books on the subject, including Badke's Bestiary. Both his knowledge and his books were instrumental in William Laurence's successful harnessing of Temeraire.
After the Reliant was badly dished in a gale after the Battle of Trafalgar, her captain, Tom Riley was stuck on land until Laurence tipped him off to apply for the captaincy of the dragon transport HMS Allegiance, which was to carry Laurence and Temeraire to China.
Pollitt followed Riley into service on the Allegiance. In particular, he was able to recommend the ship's biscuit that cured Liu Bao's chronic sea sickness, leading to some thawing of relations between Liu Bao and Laurence. Pollitt also lent Temeraire and Laurence some of his books for their amusement during the long journey.
