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Authorised form of nameParr; Bartholomew (1750 - 1810)
Dates1750 - 1810
NationalityBritish
Place of birthExeter, Devon, England
Date of birth1750
Place of deathBedford Circus, Exeter, Devon
Date of death20 November 1810
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
St Stephen's Church, Exeter, Devon
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
Edinburgh University (1773)
Career:
Settled in Exeter and set up practice; Physician, Devon and Exeter Hospital (1775); wrote 'The London medical dictionary ...' (1809)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election23/03/1797
RelationshipsSon of Bartholomew Parr (1713-1800) Surgeon, Devon and Exeter Hospital; married twice, second wife deserted him after 6 weeks (1809)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp
161-175
CodeNA2988
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1797/03Parr, Bartholomew: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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