| Authorised form of name | Ware; James (1756 - 1815) |
| Dates | 1756 - 1815 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Date of birth | 11 February 1756 |
| Place of death | At his country house in Turnham Green, Middlesex |
| Date of death | 13 April 1815 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Bunhill Fields burial ground, London |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Research field | Ophthalmology |
| Activity | Education:
Portsmouth Grammar School
Career:
Apprenticed to a surgeon; entered St Thomas's Hospital (1773) and was Demonstrator of Anatomy under Joseph Else (FRS 1778); studied ophthalmic surgery; one of the founders of the Society for the Relief of the Widow and Orphans of Medical Men (1788); practised at New Bridge Street, London
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/03/1802 |
| Relationships | Son of Martin Ware, Shipbuilder |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | 40871174 |
| Code | NA7419 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/11/166 | Paper, 'Recovery of sight at seven years of age' by James Ware | 1801 |
| EC/1801/21 | Ware, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/7/4 | Paper, 'Observations relative to the near and distant sight of different persons' by James Ware | [1812] |
| PT/7/14 | Paper, 'An appendix to Mr Ware's paper on vision' by Sir C [Charles] Blagden | [1813] |