| Authorised form of name | Bate; George (1608 - 1669); physician and author |
| Other forms of surname | Theodorus Veridicus |
| Dates | 1608 - 1669 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Maids Morton, Buckinghamshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1608 |
| Place of death | Hatton Garden, London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 19 April 1669 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Clerk of New College, Oxford (1622); St Edmund's Hall, Oxford (AB 1626; AM 1629; MB 1629; MD 1637)
Career:
Practiced in and around Oxford; moved to London with the Court; Physician to Charterhouse; Physician to Oliver Cromwell and Charles II; co-authored medical books 'De Rachitide' (1650) by Francis Glisson (FRS 1661) and posthumously 'Pharmacopeia Bateana' (1690)
Memberships:
Fellow of the College of Physicians (1640)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/06/1663 |
| Relationships | Parents: John Bate
Married: Elizabeth Bate |
| OtherInfo | His medical practice, which he primarily did out of Oxford, became less successful during the late 1630s with the simultaneous decline of the King's popularity and the impending Civil War. No matter who was in power, Bate aimed to be chief state physician. In a political work attributed to him, Bate wrote a defense of Charles I. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Munk's Roll; ODNB
References:
Maddison, R E W. 1959. 'The Accompt of William Balle from 28 November 1660 to 11 September 1663', in Notes and Records, vol. 14, pp. 174-183
Notes:
The election date is Bate's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously elected on 12/12/1660. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/71422092 |
| Code | NA2830 |