| Authorised form of name | Bevan; Silvanus (1691 - 1765) |
| Other forms of name | Sylvanus |
| Dates | 1691 - 1765 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Date of birth | 28 October 1691 |
| Place of death | Hackney, Middlesex |
| Date of death | 05 June 1765 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Bunhill Fields |
| Occupation | Apothecary; Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Apprenticed to Thomas Mayleigh
Career:
A Quaker, he had an apothecary's business (from 1715) in partnership with his brother, Timothy (1736); later practised as a physician; he had a large library and notable garden at Hackney
Memberships:
Society of Apothecaries (1715)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/12/1725 |
| Proposer | Henry Heathcote |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1729 |
| Relationships | Son of Silvanus and Jane Bevan.
Married: 1) Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Quare, Clock Maker, of Exchange Alley, London; 2) Martha, daughter of Gilbert Heathcote of Culthorpe, Derbyshire; no children |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Cripps
References:
Geoffrey Cantor, 'Quakers in the Royal Society, 1660-1750' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 175-193
W Johnson, 'Benjamin Robins, FRS (1707-1751): New Details of His Life' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 235-252
Cripps, Ernest C 'Plough Court: the story of a notable pharmacy, 1715-1927' (London: Allen & Hanburys, 1927) |
| Code | NA8380 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/W3/136 | Letter, from Richard Wright to Silvanus Bevan, dated at Haverfordwest | 15 February 1723 |
| CLP/23i/29 | Letter, from Silvanus Bevan to James Jurin | 12 April 1726 |
| CLP/23i/55 | Paper, 'Account of the number of families and people in Ware affected by small pox in 1722' by Silvanus Bevan | [1722] |
| DM/5/102 | A list of benefactors to the Museum, to the value of £5 or upwards at one time | c.1737 |
| L&P/1/185 | Paper, 'Of bones growing soft' by Sylvanus Bevan | 1743 |