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Authorised form of nameGould; William (c1652 - 1714); physician
Other forms of surnameGold
Datesc1652 - 1714
NationalityBritish
Place of birthFarnham, Surrey, England, Europe
Date of birthc. 1652
Place of deathHatton Garden, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Date of deathc. January 1714
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
St Andrew's church, Holborn, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe (27 January 1714)
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
Wadham College, Oxford (BA 1675; MA 1678; BMed 1682; DMed 1687)
Career:
Fellow of Wadham (1676)
Memberships:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1692)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election02/05/1683
ProposerRobert Plot
Other Royal Society activityOccasional correspondent (1683);
Had a paper on polyps published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1684)
RelationshipsParents: James Gould
OtherInfoNot much is known about Gould's personal life or his medical practice after qualifying. He was not particularly active in the Society after his election and was never in the accounts. His correspondence related to observations on sulphurica acid.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Foster; Gunther (vol 12)
Authority:
Birth date from Hunter
Notes:
Last appears in 1684 PL. Birth date approximate, Foster says Gould was 19 when he matriculated in 1671.
CodeNA3312
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
LBO/8/141Copy letter from William Gould, Wadham College, to Francis Aston6 March 1683
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