| Authorised form of name | Keill; James (1673 - 1719); physiologist |
| Other forms of surname | Keil |
| Dates | 1673 - 1719 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 27 March 1673 |
| Place of death | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Date of death | 16 July 1719 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Giles's Church, Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Physiology |
| Anatomy |
| Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh (admitted 1688); Paris, where he attended the chemistry lectures of Nicolas Lemery; Leyden (admitted 1696); King's College, Aberdeen; MD (1699); MD (Cambridge Com. Reg. 1705)
Career:
Lectured on anatomy at Oxford and Cambridge; practised at Northampton (1703-1719); corresponded with Sir Hans Sloane (FRS 1685); died of cancer of the mouth
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1712 |
| Relationships | Brother of John Keill (FRS 1700); unmarried |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn; Hirsch |
| Code | NA7746 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/82/10 | Letter from Brook Taylor to Dr John Keil | 7 May 1720 |
| CLP/22i/74 | Paper, 'Discussing a work on the principles of true philosophy and of the animal oeconomy in the practice of physic' by James Keill | c.18th century |