| Authorised form of name | Smyth; George (c1629 - 1702); physician |
| Other forms of surname | Smith |
| Dates | c1629 - 1702 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c1629 |
| Place of death | Topcroft Hall, Norfolk, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 15 August 1702 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Topcroft church, Norfolk, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Queen's College, Oxford; BA (1650); Incorporated at Cambridge (1652); Padua; MD (1658); Incorporated at Oxford (1661); King's College, Cambridge; MA (1678)
Memberships:
Candidate of the Royal College of Physicians (1661)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Proposer | John Wilkins |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 22 July 1685 (due to non-payment of arrears) |
| Royal Society activity | Committee and panels:
Committee for Agriculture [Georgical] (1664) ; Anatomical Committee (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Involved in observations on cider production (1663) |
| Relationships | Parents: John Smith (steward to the Earls of Berkeley)
Siblings: possibly Edward Smith (FRS 1664)
Married: 1) Mary Offley; 2) Anne Hoste (née Chilcott)
Children: Offley Smith |
| General context | Little is known about George Smyth's medical practice and personal life, although it is clear that he was a well-travelled and highly educated physician. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Foster; Munk
Notes:
The election date is Smyth'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 elected on 19 November 1662.
See Munk (I, 305). Foster states that he matriculated Queen's College, Oxford 7/03/1646/7 aged 17. |
| Royal Society code | NA7616 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/390/46 | Bond of George Smith to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 30 November 1674 |
| EL/B2/27 | Letter, from Paolo Silvio Boccone to George Smith, dated at Paris | 7 September 1675 |