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Authorised form of nameNugent; Christopher (- 1775)
Dates - 1775
Place of birthIreland
Date of death12 October 1775
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
MD (France)
Career:
Practiced in the south of Ireland, then moved to Bath; wrote 'An essay on hydrophobia' (1753)
Memberships:
Literary Club (one of nine original members); LRCP (1765)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election14/04/1768
RelationshipsHis daughter, Jane Mary, married Edmund Burke. Nugent was Catholic, but his wife and daughter were Presbyterian
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138
CodeNA5720
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1768/06Nugent, Christopher: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MS/391/122Bond of Christopher Nugent to the Treasurer of the Royal Society28 April 1768
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