| Authorised form of name | Fothergill; Anthony (? 1732 - 1813); physician |
| Dates | ? 1732 - 1813 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1732 or 1735 |
| Place of death | St George's Place, Surrey |
| Date of death | 11 May 1813 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Studied medicine at Edinburgh, Leyden and Paris, MD (1763, Edinburgh)
Career:
Practised in Northampton
Memberships:
LCP (1779)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/11/1778 |
| Relationships | NOT related to Dr John Fothergill, but lived in his house, Harper Street, Red Lion Square after John Fothergill's death (1781-1784) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
John H Appleby, 'Ginseng and the Royal Society' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 121-145
Notes:
DNB gives two differing accounts of when he was born, either 1732 or 1735 |
| Code | NA6062 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/8/122/1 | Letter, 'Of diving' from Anthony Forthergill to William Watson | 12 November 1784 |
| L&P/6/190 | Paper, 'Of the late severe frosts' by Anthony Fothergill | 9 May 1776 |
| L&P/4/404 | Paper, 'Of a cataleptic patient' by Anthony Fothergill | 7 May 1767 |
| L&P/8/122/3 | Letter, 'Of diving' from Granville Sharp to Anthony Fothergill | 18 March 1784 |
| L&P/8/122/2 | Letter, 'Of diving' from Anthony Fothergill to William Watson | 12 November 1784 |
| EC/1778/18 | Fothergill, Anthony: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/8/122 | Paper, 'Of diving' by Anthony Forthergill and Granville Sharp | 12 November 1784 |
| L&P/7/62 | Letter, 'A cure of St Vitus Dance by electricity' from Anthony Fothergill to William Henly | 20 October 1778 |
| AP/20/6 | Unpublished paper, 'On the composition and decomposition of mineral waters' by George Cooke | April 1836 |