| Authorised form of name | Coxe; Daniel (1640 - 1730); physician and natural philosopher |
| Other forms of name | Cox, Daniel |
| Surname | Coxe |
| Forenames | Daniel |
| Dates | 1640 - 1730 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
1640
Death:
19 January 1730 |
| Activity | Occupation:
Physician
Research Field:
chemistry; medicine
Education:
Jesus College, Cambridge (admitted 1659); MD (Lit. Reg. 1669)
Career:
Practised medicine in London; acquired over 1 million acres of land in new Jersey; purchased the patent of 'Carolana' (which included North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana) (1692-1698); Governor of New Jersey (1697)
Memberships:
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1680) |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
22/03/1665
Proposers:
John Wilkins
Council:
1674
Other RSActivity:
Frequent correspondent with Robert Boyle (FRS 1660);
Published multiple papers on chemical analyses of vegetable substances in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1670s) |
| Relationships | Parents: Daniel Coxe
Married: Rebecca Coldham
Children: Daniel Coxe |
| General context | Coxe's publications on vegetable substances were intended to form a greater history of vegetables, although this was never produced. He was involved in a pamphlet war against apothecaries, defending the roles of experimental physicians. Coxe was posthumously made famous for his colonial activity. He owned a large amount of land in the colonised regions, first in West New Jersey, then in 'Carolana'. He was an advocate for British colonisation across the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (MP); DAB; Venn; Hunter; ODNB
References:
Frank H Ellis, 'The Author of Wing C6727: Daniel Coxe, FRS, or Thomas Coxe, FRS' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 36-38
Frank E Melvin, 'Dr. Daniel Coxe and Carolana', in Journal of American History, 1914, pp 257-262
Notes:
ODNB has wife's name as Rebecca, Venn as Mary. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/44161612 |
| Royal Society code | NA2225 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| CLP/10iii/32 | Paper, 'Of the improovement of Cornwall by sea-sand' by unknown author | [1674] |
| CLP/11i/7 | Paper, 'Of the effects of tobacco-oyle' by Daniel Coxe | [1665] |
| DM/5/79C | 'Recommended to Mr Daniel Cox' | c.1660s |
| MS/390/20 | Bond of Daniel Coxe to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 26 November 1674 |
| NLB/60/239 | Copy letter from [Alfred Hastings] White, Assistant Librarian of the Royal Society; to Alfred Jones Esquire; Tower Hotel, Pwllheli, N. Wales | 3 January 1921 |
| CLP/11i/15 | Paper, 'Severall ways of analyzing vegetables together with reflections and conclusions' by Dr [Daniel] Cox [Coxe] | [1674] |
| CLP/9i/20 | Paper, concerning earth dug at Hogsdon [Hoxton] by unknown author | [1667] |
| CLP/9i/28 | Paper, discourse on the nature of vitriol by Daniel Cox [Coxe] | [1674] |
| CLP/9i/29 | Paper, continuation of a discourse on the nature of vitriol by Daniel Cox [Coxe] | [1674] |