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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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Gray, Edward Whitaker (1748–1806)  

Maker: Sir Augustus Wall Callcott

Edward Whitaker Gray (1748–1806) by Sir Augustus Wall Callcott [detail] © Royal Society

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Cover Mead, Richard (1673–1754)

Mead, Richard (1673–1754)  

Maker: Allan Ramsay

Richard Mead (1673–1754) by Allan Ramsay, 1747 Coram Foundation, Foundling Museum, London; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London

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Mead, Richard (1673–1754), physician and collector of books and art  

Anita Guerrini

Mead, Richard (1673–1754), physician and collector of books and art, was born at Worcester House, Stepney, Middlesex, on 11 August 1673, the eleventh child of thirteen of Matthew Meade (1628/9–1699), a nonconforming minister, and his wife, Elizabeth Walton (d. 1707). Matthew Meade...

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Monro, Thomas (1759–1833), physician and patron of art  

Jonathan Andrews

Monro, Thomas (1759–1833), physician and patron of art, the youngest son of Dr John Monro (1715–1791), physician, and his wife, Elizabeth, was born in London. He was the grandson of Dr James Monro. Educated at Harrow School, under the classicist and divine Dr Samuel Parr...

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Propert, John Lumsden (1834–1902), physician and art critic  

D'A. Power

revised by V. Remington

Propert, John Lumsden (1834–1902), physician and art critic, was born on 9 April 1834, the son of John Propert (1792–1867), surgeon, and his wife, Juliana Ross. His father founded in 1855 the Royal Medical Benevolent College, Epsom, and served as its treasurer. Propert...