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Authorised form of nameClark; James (1737 - 1819); physician
Dates1737 - 1819
NationalityBritish
Date of birth1737
Place of deathHatton Garden, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Date of death21 January 1819
OccupationPhysician; chemist; plantation and slave owner
Research fieldMedicine
Natural history
ActivityCareer:
Practiced medicine in Aberdeen; went to Dominica and purchased the sugar and coffee plantation 'Clark Hall' (c. 1770); Member of His Majesty's Council, Dominica; practised medicine in Dominica for many years; conducted research into yellow fever during an outbreak in Dominica (1793-1797); returned to Britain (c. 1810)
Memberships:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (1792); Fellow of the Royal Society Edinburgh (1791); Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/04/1799
Age at election61
RelationshipsSiblings: George Clark
PublishedWorksRCN: 33334
RCN: 33335
OtherInfoUnfortunately, very little information is known about Clark's early life and education. He published numerous articles in medical and scientific journals, including 'Medical Commentaries' and 'Medical Facts', and his most well-known work was on yellow fever. He held a half-share, with James Laing, in the sugar and coffee plantation Clark Hall, which he left in his will, along with the enslaved people kept there for labour, to his brother George Clark or to his brother's children.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Wikipedia; UCL LBS; ODNB
References:
'Dr James Clark', on Legacies of British Slave-ownership database [http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146645587; last accessed 3rd July 2020]
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/54004374
CodeNA3159
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1799/01Clark, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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