Beale, Lionel Smith (1828–1906), physician and microscopist, was born on 5 February 1828 at Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, the only son of Lionel John Beale (1796–1871), surgeon and first medical officer of health for St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Frances Smith Beale (1800–1849), the third daughter of ...
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Beale, Lionel Smith (1828–1906), physician and microscopist
Michael Worboys
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Beddoes, Thomas (1760–1808), chemist and physician
Michael Neve
Beddoes, Thomas (1760–1808), chemist and physician, was born at Shifnal in Shropshire on 13 April 1760, the son of Ann Beddoes (née Whitehall), and her husband, Richard Beddoes (d. 1803), a tanner who was part of a prosperous and politically liberal commercial circle. ...
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Black, Joseph (1728–1799), chemist and physician
R. G. W. Anderson
Black, Joseph (1728–1799), chemist and physician, was born on 16 April 1728 in Bordeaux, the sixth of twelve children of John Black, an Ulsterman who was a factor in the wine trade, and his wife, Margaret Gordon (d. 1747). Black's brothers all became manufacturers or tradesmen of various kinds and all were unsuccessful in business. ...
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Charleton, Walter (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher
John Henry
Charleton, Walter (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher, was born on 2 February 1620, at Parsonage House, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, the son of the Revd Walter Charleton (1574/5–1620?) and his wife, Susannah Jeay. Charleton's father evidently originated from Shropshire, being the son of Andrew Charlton...
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Cullen, William (1710–1790), chemist and physician
W. F. Bynum
Cullen, William (1710–1790), chemist and physician, was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, near Glasgow, on 15 April 1710, the second son of William Cullen and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Mr Robertson of Whistleberry. There were seven sons and daughters from the marriage, including ...
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Darwin, Erasmus (1731–1802), physician and natural philosopher
Maureen McNeil
Darwin, Erasmus (1731–1802), physician and natural philosopher, was born on 12 December 1731 at Elston Hall, near Nottingham, the seventh child of Robert Darwin (1682–1754), a lawyer of independent means who had retired early, and his wife, Elizabeth (formerly Hill; 1702–1797). Darwin had three brothers and three sisters. He was sent to the ...
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Fothergill, John (1712–1780), physician and naturalist
Margaret DeLacy
Fothergill, John (1712–1780), physician and naturalist, was born on 8 March 1712 at Carr End, a moorland farm near Bainbridge, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, the third son of eight children of John Fothergill (1676–1745), Quaker preacher and farmer, and his first wife, Margaret Hough (1677–1719)...
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Gray, Edward Whitaker (1748–1806), physician and museum curator
Anita McConnell
Gray, Edward Whitaker (1748–1806), physician and museum curator, was born on 21 March 1748, probably in London, the second son of Samuel Gray (bap. 1693?, d. 1766), seedsman, and his wife, Juliana, née Kelly (d. 1774). An older brother, Samuel Gray (1739–1771)...
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Grew, Nehemiah (bap. 1641, d. 1712), botanist and physician
Michael Hunter
Grew, Nehemiah (bap. 1641, d. 1712), botanist and physician, was the son of Obadiah Grew (bap. 1607, d. 1689) and his wife, Ellen or Helen, née Vicars (d. 1687). By her first marriage Ellen Grew had two sons, Henry Sampson, ejected minister and historian of dissent, and ...
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Guy, William Augustus (bap. 1810, d. 1885), physician and statistician
G. T. Bettany
revised by Richard Hankins
Guy, William Augustus (bap. 1810, d. 1885), physician and statistician, the son of William and Margaret Guy, was baptized at St Peter the Less, Chichester, on 14 June 1810. He spent his early years with his grandfather and was educated at Christ's Hospital...
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Hull, John (1761–1843), physician and botanist
G. S. Boulger
revised by Michael Bevan
Hull, John (1761–1843), physician and botanist, was born at Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, on 30 September 1761, the eldest of three sons of John Hull, surgeon, and his wife Grace, who was the widow of Roger Freckleton, vicar of Bispham. He was educated at the grammar at ...
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Ingen-Housz [Ingenhousz], Jan (1730–1799), physician and natural philosopher
Charles Creighton
revised by Patricia Fara
Ingen-Housz [Ingenhousz], Jan (1730–1799), physician and natural philosopher, was born on 8 December 1730 at Breda, the Netherlands, the second son of Arnoldus Ingen-Housz, an affluent leather merchant, and his wife, Maria Beckers. After qualifying as a physician at the University of Louvain...
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Jaeger, Gustav (1832–1917), physician, zoologist, and dress reformer
Anthea Jarvis
Jaeger, Gustav (1832–1917), physician, zoologist, and dress reformer, was born on 23 June 1832 at Bürg am Kocher, now part of the town of Neuenstadt, Germany, the younger son of Karl Friedrich Jaeger (1794–1842), priest and historian of Schwabia, and his wife, Ulrike (1795–1881)...
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Jurin, James (bap. 1684, d. 1750), physician and natural philosopher
Andrea Rusnock
Jurin, James (bap. 1684, d. 1750), physician and natural philosopher, son of John Jurin, citizen and dyer of London, and his wife, Dorcas Cotesworth, was baptized on 15 December 1684. In April 1692 he was admitted from St Leonard, Shoreditch, to the Royal Mathematical School...
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Knight, Gowin (bap. 1713, d. 1772), physician and inventor of geomagnetic instruments
Patricia Fara
Knight, Gowin (bap. 1713, d. 1772), physician and inventor of geomagnetic instruments, was baptized at Corringham, Lincolnshire, on 10 September 1713, the son of the local vicar Robert Knight and his wife, Elizabeth. In 1724 the family moved to Leeds, where Knight was educated at the grammar school. In 1731 and 1735 he won scholarships to ...
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Manson, Sir Patrick (1844–1922), physician and parasitologist
J. W. W. Stephens
revised by Mary P. Sutphen
Manson, Sir Patrick (1844–1922), physician and parasitologist, was born on 3 October 1844 at Cromlet Hill, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, the second son of John Manson, laird of Fingask and manager of the local branch of the British Linen Bank, and his wife, Elizabeth Livingston...
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Merret [Merrett], Christopher (1614–1695), physician and writer on natural philosophy
D. E. Allen
Merret [Merrett], Christopher (1614–1695), physician and writer on natural philosophy, was born at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, on 16 February 1614, the son of a non-gentry father of the same name, who was at some time involved in a tobacco growing project in the west midlands. On entering ...
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Pulteney, Richard (1730–1801), botanist and physician
I. D. Hughes
Pulteney, Richard (1730–1801), botanist and physician, was born on 17 February 1730 at Loughborough, Leicestershire, the sole survivor of the eleven children of Samuel Pulteney (1674–1754), a prosperous tailor, and Mary Tomlinson (1692–1759), a native of the nearby village of Hathern. The family belonged to a sect known as ...
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Richardson, Sir John (1787–1865), physician, naturalist, and Arctic explorer
Robert E. Johnson and Margaret H. Johnson
Richardson, Sir John (1787–1865), physician, naturalist, and Arctic explorer, was born on 5 November 1787 at 11 Nith Place, Dumfries, Scotland, eldest of the twelve children of Gabriel Richardson and Anne, daughter of Peter Mundell of Dumfries. Gabriel Richardson was a prosperous brewer, provost at one time, and chief magistrate of ...
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Ridley, Mark (b. 1560, d. in or before 1624), physician and writer on magnetism
Gerald Stone
Ridley, Mark (b. 1560, d. in or before 1624), physician and writer on magnetism, was born on 2 August 1560, and baptized on 18 August, at Stretham, Cambridgeshire, the second son of the six children of Lancelot Ridley (d. 1576), rector of Stretham...
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