| Authorised form of name | Connor; Bernard (c1666 - 1698); physician and writer |
| Other forms of surname | O'Connor |
| Dates | c 1666 - 1698 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | County Kerry, Ireland, Europe |
| Date of birth | c 1666 |
| Date of death | 30 October 1698 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Giles's-in-the-Fields, London, England, Europe (3 November 1698) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Anatomy |
| Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
Educated by private tutors; Montpellier; Paris; Rheims (MD 1691)
Career:
Accompanied the sons of the High Chancellor of Poland from England to Poland, via Italy and Austria; Physician to the court of King John Sobieski; accompanied the Princess Teresa Cunigunda from Warsaw to Brussels (1694); practised in London; lectured on anatomy in Oxford and London; wrote a history of Poland; a Roman Catholic, he apparently converted to Anglicanism and received the last rites of both churches
Memberships:
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians (1696) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 27/11/1695 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Submitted papers on history and medicine (1690s) |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: 34139
RCN: 34137
RCN: 34138 |
| OtherInfo | Fairly little is known about Connor's early life though his being a Roman Catholic prohibited him from attending school or university. While he practiced in London, he also lectured at St Martin-in-the-Fields and Cambridge about human anatomy. He was assisted in the production of his 'History of Poland' by fellow author and clergyman John Savage and the work was long considered the best on the subject. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; ODNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/15859805 |
| Code | NA5764 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CLP/12i/37/2 | Plate, mass of flesh from stomach of woman by unknown artist | 13 May 1693 |
| MS/390/105 | Bond of Bernard Connor to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 30 November 1695 |
| CLP/22i/44 | Paper, Account of 'The history of Poland in several letters to persons of Quality giving an account of the Ancient and Present state of that Kingdom, historical Geographical Physical political and Ecclesiastical etc with several letters relating to physick' by Bernard Connor | [1698] |
| CLP/12i/37 | Paper, 'Déscription curieuse et physique d'une masse de chair pesant quarante-deux livres et un quart, trouvée dans le ventre d'une femme qui l'avoit portée pendant vingt-cinq ans' by B [Bernard] Connor | 13 May 1693 |
| CLP/12i/37/1 | Manuscript, 'Déscription curieuse et physique d'une masse de chair pesant quarante-deux livres et un quart, trouvée dans le ventre d'une femme qui l'avoit portée pendant vingt-cinq ans' by B [Bernard] Connor | 13 May 1693 |