Authorised form of name | Hale; Richard (1670 - 1728) |
Dates | 1670 - 1728 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Beckenham, Kent, England |
Date of birth | 1670 |
Place of death | Hampstead, Middlesex |
Date of death | 26 September 1728 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: New Windsor, Berkshire |
Occupation | Physician |
Activity | Education: Trinity College, Oxford. BA (1693), MA (1695), BMed (1697), DMed (1701) Career: Practised in Oxford and then London; Physician to the Bethlehem and Bridewell Hopsitals (1708); he was known for his extreme kindness to his patients; declined a baronetcy and the post of Physician to George I; benefactor of the Royal College of Physicians Memberships: FRCP (1716)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 09/03/1721 |
Relationships | Son of Richard Hale, gent, of Beckenham, Kent, and New Windsor, Berkshire |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster References: Jonathan Andrews, 'A Respectable Mad-Doctor? Dr Richard Hale, FRS (1670-1728)' in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 169-203, plate Notes: Proposed by Edmond Halley |
Code | NA3796 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
MS/390/190 | Bond of Richard Hale to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 20 April 1721 |