| Authorised form of name | Needham; Caspar (c1622 - 1679); physician |
| Other forms of name | Jasper |
| Dates | c1622 - 1679 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of death | 31 October 1679 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Bride's, Fleet Street, London, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Peterhouse, Cambridge (matriculated 1641; BA 1645; MA 1648); MD 1657; Incorporated at Oxford (1655)
Career:
Practised in London; Censor (1673; 1677)
Memberships:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1668)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 12 February 1674 (resigned) |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Committee to examine Mr Graunt's 'Bookes of Observations on the Bills of Mortality' (1662) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Involved in demonstrations of Indian and Chinese varnish for woodworking |
| OtherInfo | Not much is known about Needham's life outside his career, although it is likely he enjoyed a good reputation as a physician in his London practice. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn; Munk's Roll
References:
Hunter, M. 1976-7. 'The Social Bias and Changing Fortunes of an Early Scientific Institution: An Analysis of the Membership of the Royal Society, 1660-1685', vol. 31, pp. 9-114
Notes:
The election date is Needham's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 28 August 1661.
Possible birth date of 1623. |
| Code | NA6930 |