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Authorised form of nameSheldon; John (1752 - 1808)
Dates1752 - 1808
NationalityBritish
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of birth06 July 1752
Place of deathAt his cottage on the banks of the River Exe, Devon
Date of death08 October 1808
ActivityEducation:
Harrow School
Career:
Taught anatomy at Watson's private museum, Tottenham Court Road, London; opened a private anatomical theatre, taught and researched there, in Great Queen Street, London (1777); Professor of Anatomy, Royal Academy (1782); Surgeon, Westminster Hospital (1786-1788); Surgeon, Devon and Exeter Hospital (1797)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election29/04/1784
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA2627
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MS/391/216Bond of John Sheldon to the Treasurer of the Royal Society6 May 1784
EC/1784/02Sheldon, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/004141Sheldon, Johnnd
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