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Authorised form of namePlumptre; Henry (- 1746)
Other forms of surnamePlumbtree
Dates - 1746
Place of birthNottingham
Date of death26 November 1746
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
Queen's College, Cambridge; BA (1702), MA (1705), MD (Lit Reg 1706)
Career:
Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge (1704-1707); practised in London (1708-); Physician to St Thomas's Hospital, London (to 1736); oversaw the 5th edition of the 'London Pharmacopoeia'; died of an ulcer in his bladder
Memberships:
FRCP (1708, President 1740-1745)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election01/12/1707
ProposerFrederick Slare
RSActivityRoyal Society roles:
Council: 1708, 1710, 1720, 1722, 1724
RelationshipsSon of Henry Plumptre of Nottingham and his second wife, Joyce, widow of John Milward of Snitterton, Derbyshire, and daughter of Henry Sacheverell of Barton, Nottinghamshire; married
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Thomas; Munk's Roll
References:
Gentleman's Magazine 1746, p613 (obituary)
London Magazine 1746, p591 (obituary)
CodeNA508
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