| Authorised form of name | Hunter; William (1718 - 1783); physician |
| Dates | 1718 - 1783 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Long Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 23 May 1718 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 30 March 1783 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
The rector's vault, St James's, Piccadilly |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Anatomy |
| Activity | Education:
MD
Career:
Physician extraordinary to the Queen (by 1767)
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/04/1767 |
| Relationships | Brother of John Hunter (FRS 1767); uncle of Matthew Baillie (FRS 1790) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Martin Kemp, 'True to Their Natures: Sir Joshua Reynolds and Dr William Hunter at the Royal Academy of Arts' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 77-88, plate |
| Royal Society code | NA7363 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/002323 | Hunter, William | nd |
| CB/1/4/169 | Letter from Dr William Hunter to Charles Blagden, No 2 King's Road | nd |
| L&P/1/194/1 | Paper, 'Of the structure and diseases of articulating cartilages' by William Hunter | 1743 |
| L&P/5/223 | Paper, 'The nyl-gau, an Indian animal' by William Hunter | 1771 |
| L&P/6/108 | Letter, 'Account of an extraordinary acephalous birth' from W Cooper to William Hunter | 6 June 1774 |
| L&P/5/49 | Letter, 'Of the lymphatic system in birds' from William Hewson to William Hunter | 1768 |
| L&P/5/8 | Paper, 'Observations on the bones, supposed to be those of elephants, found near Ohio' by William Hunter | 20 December 1767 |
| L&P/5/114 | Paper, 'The lymphatic system in amphibious animals' from William Hewson to William Hunter | 1769 |
| L&P/5/319 | Letter, 'Electrical experiments and phenomena' from William Hunter to the Royal Society | 28 June 1772 |
| L&P/5/152/1 | Letters, 'Of bones in the rock of Gibraltar' from John Boddington to William Hunter and from William Hunter to Matthew Maty | 1770 |
| L&P/6/203 | Paper, 'Inequalities in human uterers; with abstract by William Hunter' by Marco Antonio Leopoldo Caldani | 17 April 1775 |
| L&P/6/254 | Paper, 'Of the illness and death of Mr Maty' by William Hunter and Henry Watson | 1777 |
| L&P/7/91 | Letter, 'Account of an infant musician' from Charles Burney to William Hunter | 9 February 1779 |
| L&P/7/103 | Letter, 'Account of an infant musician' by Charles Burney to William Hunter [Copy] | 7 February 1779 |
| L&P/7/203 | Letter, 'A singular case of convulsions' from Adair Hawkins to William Hunter | 18 December 1780 |
| L&P/7/138 | Paper, 'Discovery of the mode of foetal circulation claimed as against his brother, John Hunter and on the placenta' by William Hunter | 3 February 1780 |
| L&P/7/179/1 | Paper, 'Essay on a new method of applying the screw' by William Hunter | 1780 |
| L&P/6/159 | Paper, 'Of the origin of the Lues venerea' by William Hunter | 1775 |
| L&P/7/179 | Paper, 'Essay on a new method of applying the screw' by William Hunter | 1780 |
| L&P/1/194 | Paper, 'Of the structure and diseases of articulating cartilages' by William Hunter | 1743 |
| IM/002324 | Hunter, William | nd |
| IM/002322 | Hunter, William | nd |
| EC/1767/09 | Hunter, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |