| Authorised form of name | Davy; Martin (1763 - 1839); physician and college head |
| Dates | 1763 - 1839 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | England, United Kingdom |
| Date of birth | 1763 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, England, Uited Kingdom |
| Date of death | 18 May 1839 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Place of Marriage:
St George's, Hanover Square, London, England
Burial:
The antechapel of Caius College, Cambridge, England |
| Occupation | Physician and college head |
| Research field | Medicine |
| Activity | Education:
Lynn School; Studied medicine at Edinburgh; MB (1792) MD (1797) Caius College, Cambridge; DD
Career:
Master of Caius College, Cambridge (from 1803); practised medicine; took Holy Orders (1811); given the Rectory of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, by the Tory government (1827); Prebendary of Chichester (1832).
Memberships:
Linnean Society
Society of Antiquaries 1812 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/04/1801 |
| Age at election | 38 |
| Proposer | Samuel Solly |
| John Frere |
| William Hyde Wollaston |
| Matthew Baillie |
| Francis John Hyde Wollaston |
| Samuel Vince |
| Richard Belward |
| Relationships | Parents: William Davy
Spouse: Anne, daughter of William Stevenson of Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England (m. 6 May 1811) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1839 No 40 pp 173-174 |
| Code | NA7155 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1801/05 | Davy, Martin: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HS/6/477 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Martin Davy, dated at Slough | 24 February 1828 |
| HS/6/478 | Letter, from Martin Davy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Caius Lodge | 6 March 1828 |
| HS/6/476 | Letter, from Martin Davy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Caius Lodge | 13 February 1828 |