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Authorised form of name	Whiteside; John (1679 - 1729)
Dates	1679 - 1729
Place of birth	Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Place of death	Oxford
Date of death	12 or 22 October 1729
DatesAndPlaces	Baptism: 02 November 1679 Burial: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Occupation	Clergyman, Church of England
Research field	Physics
Research field	Chemistry
Activity	Education: Brasenose College, Oxford; BA (1700), MA (1704) Career: Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford (1713); Vicar of King's Walden, Hertfordshire; Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum (1714-death); instituted the teaching of physics at Oxford by giving a course of lectures at the Ashmolean (1715), and later on other subjects, including astronomy, architecture and chemistry; these courses were continued by James Bradley (FRS 1718) after his death; died of gangrene following a fall from his horse while visiting King's Walden, but he blamed his illness on 'drinking a pretty bad deal of small beer'
Membership category	Fellow
Date of election	03/07/1718
Proposer	William Jones
Relationships	Son of George Whiteside, Glazier, of Kirkham, Lancashire, and his wife, Margaret; unmarried, despite his great affection for Deborah Wrench
Source	Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB (MP); Foster References: Obituary in 'Historical Register Chronological Diary' 1729, p59 Notes: Foster gives death date as 12 October 1729 and father's name as John
Code	NA3508

Archives associated with this Fellow

RefNo	Title	Date
MS/390/171	Bond of John Whiteside to the Treasurer of the Royal Society	30 October 1718

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