| Authorised form of name | Latham; John (1740 - 1837) |
| Surname | Latham |
| Forenames | John |
| Dates | 1740 - 1837 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
Eltham, Kent, England (27 June 1740)
Death:
04 February 1837
Burial:
Abbey church of Romsey, Hampshire |
| Activity | Education:
MD (Erlangen)
Career:
Studied anatomy under John Hunter; set up practice in Dartford; helped found the Linnean Society
Memberships:
FSA (1774) |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
25/05/1775 |
| Relationships | Father-in-law of George Ormerod (FRS 1819); grandfather of Edward Latham Ormerod (FRS 1870) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1837 No 30 p 12 |
| Royal Society code | NA2599 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| L&P/5/192 | Letter, 'Of certain medical cases' from John Latham to Joseph Warner | 22 November 1770 |
| L&P/7/72 | Letter, 'A dropsical case' from John Latham to Joseph Warner | 28 October 1778 |
| EC/1775/08 | Latham, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |