| Authorised form of name | Davies; Richard (c 1708 - 1761) |
| Dates | c 1708 - 1761 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Shropshire, England |
| Date of birth | c 1708 |
| Place of death | Bath, Somerset |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Bath |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Queens' College, Cambridge; BA (1730/1), MA (1734), MD (1748)
Career:
Fellow of Queens' (1730-1740); Practised medicine in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and afterwards in Bath
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/06/1738 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
Notes:
Treasurer's Book (16 May 1741) states 'he paid to 14 May 1741 and then withdrew from the Society'.
Journal Book 18 p. 261 (14 May 1741) states 'A letter from Dr R. Davies dated at Salop May 11 1741 was read wherein he promises to pay his arrears due, and desires thereupon to have leave to withdraw his name from the list. Which was accordingly granted.'
He was buried at Bath 25 December 1761. His will was proved on 6 Mar 1762 by his widow. |
| Code | NA3661 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1738/07 | Davies, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 8 June 1738 |
| MS/12 | Tables of specific gravities extracted from various authors with notes to which is prefix'd a critic on the authors of these experiments, by Richard Davies | 1747 |