| Authorised form of name | Mayow; John (1640 - 1679); physiologist and chemist |
| Other forms of surname | Mayer |
| Mayouwe |
| Mayo |
| Dates | 1640 - 1679 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | St Dunstan-in-the-West, London, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 24 May 1640 |
| Place of death | An Apothecary's house, York Street, Covent Garden, London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | September 1659 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Church of St Paul, Covent Garden, London, England, Europe (10 October 1679) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Physiology |
| Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
Wadham College, Oxford (matriculated 1658; BCL 1665; DCL 1670)
Career:
Fellow of All Souls', Oxford (1660); practised at Bath during the summer season |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1678 |
| Proposer | Robert Hooke |
| Relationships | Parents: William Mayow and Elizabeth Mayow
Children: John Mayow |
| Published works | RCN: 54990
RCN: 31988 |
| General context | Through his time at Oxford, he was acquainted with people such as Robert Plot (FRS 1677) and Christopher Wren (FRS 1660) and it was with this group that he shared a common interest in physiology, chemistry, and anatomy. He learnt chemistry under William Wildan and seemed to have assisted Robert Boyle (FRS 1660) and Richard Lower (FRS 1667) in their experiments. He published short works on respiration and rickets in 1668, which were reprinted in 1674 and were widely read in his time. Despite these accomplishments and connections, he was never admitted into the Society after his election and remained inactive in its work. |
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| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Hunter; Foster; ODNB
Authority:
Altname (both) from DNB
References:
Hall, A R. 1998. 'Isaac Newton and the Aerial Nitre', in Notes and Records, vol. 52, pp. 51-61
Wilson, L G. 1961. 'William Croone's Theory of Muscular Contraction', in Notes and Records, vol. 16, pp. 158-178
Notes:
Hunter gives birth date as 1641. The DSB entry for John Mayow has quite widely differing dates and places, which have not been entered above. They are as follows: b. Bray, near Looe, Dec 1641; d. London, Sep 1679. It may be that there has been some confusion between Bray in Berkshire and a Bray, near Looe, in Cornwall. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/41828866 |
| Royal Society code | NA5707 |