Authorised form of name | Hewson; William (1739 - 1774); surgeon and Anatomist |
Surname | Hewson |
Forenames | William |
Dates | 1739 - 1774 |
Nationality | British |
Dates and places | Birth: Hexham, Northumberland, England (14 November 1739) Death: St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London (01 May 1774) |
Activity | Research Field: Hematology |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/03/1770 Admitted 15 March 1770 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1769 |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB |
Royal Society code | NA5168 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
IM/002077 | Hewson, William | nd |
MS/133 | Anatomical studies by Andrew van Rymsdyk, Thomas Bonnor and Jan van Rymsdyk | 1768-1773 |
L&P/5/65 | Letter, 'The writer claims priority over Dr Monro, as having injected the lacteals of a tortoise 5 years ago' from William Hewson to Matthew Maty | 10 January 1769 |
L&P/5/190 | Paper, 'On the degree of heat which coagulates the lymph' by William Hewson | 7 July 1770 |
L&P/5/49 | Letter, 'Of the lymphatic system in birds' from William Hewson to William Hunter | 1768 |
L&P/5/114 | Paper, 'The lymphatic system in amphibious animals' from William Hewson to William Hunter | 1769 |
L&P/5/126 | Paper, 'The lymphatic system in fish' by William Hewson | 19 June 1769 |
L&P/5/194 | Paper, 'Of coagulable lymph and stopping haemorrhage' by William Hewson | 7 July 1770 |
L&P/5/183 | Paper, 'Experiments on the blood' by William Hewson | 1770 |
EC/1769/17 | Hewson, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |