| Authorised form of name | Camper; Peter (1722 - 1789) |
| Other forms of name | Petrus |
| Dates | 1722 - 1789 |
| Place of birth | Leyden, Netherlands |
| Date of birth | 11 May 1722 |
| Place of death | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Date of death | 07 April 1789 |
| Research field | Anatomy |
| Surgery |
| Obstetrics |
| Anthropology |
| Ophthalmology |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/01/1751 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
John Thomas, 'Josiah Wedgwood's Portrait Medallions of Fellows of the Royal Society' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 45-53, plate |
| Code | NA2327 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1750/12 | Camper, Peter: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000716 | Camper, Peter | 1778 |
| CB/2/47 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Camper | 16 October 1786 |
| L&P/2/49 | Paper, 'Of two ancient Malabar books, one of 21 and one of 7 leaves' by Peter Camper | 9 June 1749 |
| L&P/7/85/3 | Plate, 'The larynx opened, to see the inward parts' by Peter Camper | 2 December 1778 |
| L&P/7/85/1 | Letter, 'On the organs of speech of the Orang Outang' from Peter Camper to John Pringle | 1779 |
| L&P/9/6/2 | Plate, 'Fragments of fossils' by Petrus Camper | 15 June 1786 |
| L&P/9/6/1 | Paper, 'Conjectures relative to the petrifications found in the Mount of St Peter, near Maestricht' by Petrus Camper | 1786 |
| L&P/9/6/3 | Plate, 'Petrifications found in the Mount of St Peter, near Maestricht' by Petrus Camper | 27 May 1786 |
| L&P/7/85/2 | Plate, 'The pharynx, organ of voice and back part of the tongue and epiglottis of the Orang Outang' by Peter Camper | 1779 |
| L&P/9/6 | Paper, 'Conjectures relative to the petrifications found in the Mount of St Peter, near Maestricht' by Petrus Camper | 1786 |
| L&P/7/85/4 | Plate, 'The fore-part of the Orang Outan showing the skin of the neck and the latissimi colli laid open' by Peter Camper | 30 November 1778 |
| L&P/7/85 | Paper, 'On the organs of speech of the Orang Outang' by Peter Camper | 1779 |