| Authorised form of name | Stuart; Alexander (c 1673 - 1742) |
| Dates | c 1673 - 1742 |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Date of birth | c 1673 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 15 September 1742 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Physiology |
| Activity | Education:
Marischal College, Aberdeen; MA (1691); Leyden; MD (1711); Cambridge; MD (Com Reg 1728)
Career:
Physician to Westminster Hospital (1719-1733); Physician to St George's Hospital, London (1733-1736); Physician to the Queen; won prize given by the Academie Royale des Sciences for his work on muscular motion (1738?)
Memberships:
FRCP (1728); Academie Royale des Sciences
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1714 |
| Proposer | Sir Hans Sloane |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1726, 1730
Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1740
Lectures:
Croonian 1738, 1740 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB; Innes Smith; Venn; Thomas; Munk's Roll
References:
Gentleman's Magazine 1742, p499 (obituary)
London Magazine 1742, p463 (obituary) |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/32430927 |
| Royal Society code | NA301 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/20/2 | Original diagrams by Alexander Stuart | |
| RBO/17/35 | Experiments to show fluid in nerves by Alexander Stuart | 1732 |
| RBO/20/16 | 'Account of Doctor Lobb's first Book on Fevers intitled: Rational Methods of curing Fevers etc' by Alexander Stuart | 1736 |
| RBO/18/51 | 'Some Observations on the Case of Mr La Grange' by Alexander Stuart | 1733 |
| RBO/17/36 | 'Explanation of an Essay on the Use of the Bile in the Animal Oeconomy by Alexander Stuart | 1732 |
| CLP/14ii/38 | Paper, 'Experiments to prove the existence of a fluid in the nerves' by A S [Alexander Stuart ] | [1732] |
| DM/5/104 | Form of a demand for 'one human body legally condemned and put to death' for the use of the Royal Society | November 1738 |
| CLP/14ii/39 | Paper, 'Explanation of an essay on the use of bile in the animal oeconomy based on observations of a wound in the gall bladder' by Alexander Stuart | [1732] |
| CLP/12ii/68 | Paper, 'Some observations on the case of Mr Le Grange' by Alex [Alexander] Stuart | [1733] |
| EL/S2/34 | Letter, from Alexander Stuart [to the Royal Society], dated at Leyden | 30 June 1711 |
| EL/D2/2 | Letter, from William Douglas to Alexander Stuart, dated at Boston | 25 September 1721 |
| CLP/14ii/32 | Paper, 'An essay upon the use of bile in the animal oeconomy founded on an observation of a wound in the gall bladder' by A S [Alexander Stuart] | 28 May 1730 |
| CLP/14ii/45 | Paper, 'An observation of a white liquor resembling milk, [which] appeared instead of serum separated from the blood after it had stood some time' by Alexander Stuart | [1733] |
| EL/A/62 | Letter, from John Allen to Alexander Stuart, dated at Bridgewater, Somerset | 7 May 1733 |
| CLP/16/53 | Papers, regarding the dating of antiquities at Widgel Hall, Hertfordshire, England by John [Mordaunt] Cope | 25 February 1734 |
| CLP/16/53/3 | Letter extract, regarding an ancient date found at Widgel Hall in Hertfordshire, England from John [Mordaunt] Cope to Alexander Stuart | 25 February 1734 |
| CLP/16/53/1 | Letter, regarding a chimney piece from John [Mordaunt] Cope to Alexander Stuart | 25 February 1734 |
| CLP/14ii/31 | Paper, 'An essay upon the use of bile in the animal oeconomy founded on an observation of a wound in the gall bladder' by Alexander Stuart | 1730 |
| CLP/12ii/73 | Paper, 'First three Croonian Lectures I, II, III on the motion of the heart' by Alexander Stuart | 1738 |
| RBO/16/2 | Concerning a hazelstick swallowed by a horse which came out of his side after some time | 1731 |
| RBO/17/3 | 'Some observations on a Case lately published in Philosophical Transactions by Dr Stewart communicated to Dr Mortimer' | 1731 |
| RBO/21/68 | 'Croonean Lectures on Muscular Motion for the year 1738' by Alexander Stuart | 1738 |