| Authorised form of name | Birch; Andrew (c1652 - c1691); physician |
| Other forms of name | Andreas |
| Dates | c 1652 - c1691 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | c 1652 |
| Place of death | c 1691 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Manchester Grammar School; Emmanuel College, Cambridge (admitted 1667); Leyden (MD 1674)
Career:
Practised in Manchester |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 27/11/1673 |
| Proposer | Sir Theodore de Vaux |
| Other Royal Society activity | Proposed on 20 November 1673;
Admitted on 1 December 1673;
Briefly corresponded with the Society on possible improvements to its wellbeing (1674) |
| Relationships | Parents: Thomas Birch
Additional relatives: uncle Sir Peter Brooks |
| OtherInfo | Birch wrote his MD dissertation on scurvy and dedicated it to his family as well as his proposer Theodore de Vaux (FRS 1665). Unfortunately, little else is known about his personal life or his medical practice in Manchester. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Venn; Innes Smith
Notes:
Venn has year of birth as 1649. Innes Smith has year of death as prior to 1694. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/285050838 |
| Code | NA511 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/4/72 | Letter from [Andrew Birch] to the Royal Society | 19 October 1674 |
| MS/390/5 | Bond of Andrew Birch to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 28 January 1674 |