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Authorised form of namePalmer; Samuel (- 1738)
Dates - 1738
NationalityBritish
Place of deathHis seat in Wandsworth, Surrey
Date of death20 April 1738
OccupationSurgeon
ActivityCareer:
Surgeon and President of St Thomas's Hospital, London; left an estate valued at £100,000
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election05/12/1728
ProposerAndrew Tooke
Sir Hans Sloane
William Rutty
RelationshipsFather-in-law of Peter Sainthill (FRS 1735)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Printed list
References:
Gentleman's Magazine 1738, p221 (obituary)
Historical Register Chronological Diary 1738, p17 (obituary)
Notes:
On PL for 1737 but not 1738.
CodeNA5286
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MS/390/227Bond of Samuel Palmer to the Treasurer of the Royal Society12 December 1728
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