| Authorised form of name | Fraizer; Sir; Alexander (c1610 - 1681); physician and courtier |
| Other forms of surname | Fraisier |
| Dates | c1610 - 1681 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| British |
| Place of birth | Scotland, Europe |
| Date of birth | c1610 |
| Date of death | 3 May 1681 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Montpellier (MD 1635); Incorporated at Cambridge (1637)
Career:
Followed Charles II abroad; in attendance on the Royal Family at St Germain (1651-1652); Physician to Charles II
Honours:
Kt
Memberships:
FRCP (1641)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/07/1663 |
| Proposer | Sir Robert Moray |
| Relationships | Parents: Adam Fraizer [Fraser]
Married: 1) Elizabeth Dowchly; 2) Mary Wylde (née Carey)
Children: 1) Alexander Fraizer, Charles Fraizer, and Elizabeth Fraizer; 2) Carey Mordaunt (née Fraizer) |
| OtherInfo | Fraizer was likely a London correspondent for William Hamilton, Earl of Lanark, as well as the King. He was also employed in diplomatic engagements and arranged an interview between Charles II and Henrietta Maria in Paris in 1656. Samuel Pepys' (FRS 1665) diary documents the scope of Fraizer's activities as a royal physician and the cases he treated. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; Munk's Roll; ODNB
Notes:
Exact date of knighthood not known - it was shortly after the Restoration. ODNB has date of death on 28 April 1681, with a burial on 28 July 1681. |
| Code | NA4334 |