| Authorised form of name | Musgrave; William (1655 - 1721); physician and antiquary |
| Dates | 1655 - 1721 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Nettlecombe, Somerset, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 4 November 1655 |
| Place of death | St Lawrence parish, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
| Date of death | 16 December 1721 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Altar tomb in St Leonard's church, outside the city of Exeter (now removed), England, United Kingdom, Europe (23 December 1721) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Medicine |
| Antiquities |
| Activity | Education:
Winchester College; New College, Oxford (matriculated 1675; BCL 1682; BMed by decree 1685; DMed 1689); Leyden (admitted 1680)
Career:
Practised in Oxford (1685); practised in Exeter (1691- death); buried outside the city of Exeter, because he thought burial in the city was injurious to the health of the living
Memberships:
Oxford Philosophical Society; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1692) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/03/1684 |
| Proposer | Francis Aston |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Secretary 1684-1685 ; Editor of the 'Philosophical Transactions': 1684-1686 (along with Francis Aston) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Aside from editing, contributed many papers to the 'Philosophical Transacions' on a variety of medical topics, including on arthritis (1703);
Frequent correspondent to the Society, including Sir Hans Sloane (FRS 1685) on a variety of topics (e.g. anatomical observations or mineralogy) |
| Relationships | Parents: Richard Musgrave and Mary Bond
Married: Philippa Speke
Children: William Musgrave (FRS 1722); Philippa Browne (née Musgrave) |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: 56529
RCN: 56528 |
| OtherInfo | Aside from his interest in medicine, Musgrave wrote about Roman Britain and antiquarian matters, resulting in the publication of three volumes of 'Antiquitates Britanno-Belgicae' (1711-1719). This describes Roman remains found in Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Somerset. As a member of the Oxford Philosophical Society, a gathering of natural philosophers, mathematicians, and physicians started by John Wilkins (FRS 1663), Musgrave was possibly acquainted with figures such as William Petty (FRS 1660) and John Wallis (FRS 1663). Musgrave was buried outside the city walls and believed that burial within the city would be harmful to the living population. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster; Gunther; ODNB; Munk
Notes:
DNB refers to Collinson who said that Musgrave was born at Charlton Musgrove in 1657. Index to BR gives burial date as death date, as does Munk. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/79251462 |
| Code | NA7941 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/M1/120 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane | 1713 |
| EL/M1/119 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane | 4 September 1713 |
| RBO/7/78 | Details of a very tall man from Port Leicester in County Meath, Ireland, communicated by William Musgrave | nd |
| LBO/8/131 | Copy letter from William Musgrave, New College, to Francis Aston | 20 February 1682/1683 |
| MS/390/86 | Bond of William Musgrave to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 30 November 1684 |
| CLP/4i/44 | Paper, 'Further experiments about freezing' by Mr Desmasters | 1684 |
| CLP/6/46/2 | Drawing, concerning hydraulic instruments by Mr King | [1687] |
| EL/M1/110 | Letter, from William Musgrave [to the Royal Society] | 1698 |
| EL/M1/116 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter | 17 December 1712 |
| CLP/9ii/11a | Paper, 'Concerning the magnetism of drills' by Mr Ballard | [1698] |
| CLP/10iii/36 | List, 'The prices of the best wheat and malt at Oxford upon the market dayes next before Lady Day and Michaelmas for 20 years last past' by Mr [Joshua] Walker | [1684] |
| EL/V/32 | Letter, from Nathaniel Vincent to William Musgrave | 7 September 1685 |
| EL/B2/100 | Letter, from John Baptist Bianchi to William Musgrave | 1723 |
| EL/M1/113 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter | 28 December 1699 |
| EL/M1/115 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter | 10 November 1712 |
| CLP/9ii/11 | Paper, copy of 'Concerning the magnetism of drills' by Mr Ballard | [1698] |
| EL/A/33 | Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 24 November 1685 |
| EL/M1/117 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter | 2 March 1713 |
| EL/G1/41 | Letter, from George Garden to William Musgrave, dated at Aberdeen | 28 January 1686 |
| EL/M1/111 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter | 4 June 1698 |
| EL/M1/114 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter | May 1712 |
| EL/M1/118 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter | 14 May 1713 |
| CLP/12i/53 | Paper, 'An account of what happened on syringing warm water into the thorax of a bitch' by Wm [William] Musgrave | [1690s] |
| CLP/6/46/1 | Manuscript, 'Concerning hydraulick engines by Mr King' | [1687] |
| EL/M1/109a | Letter, from William Musgrave to Dr Gale, dated at New College | 31 January 1686 |
| EL/A/32 | Letter, from St George Ashe to William Musgrave, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 10 October 1685 |
| EL/A/35 | Letter, from St George Ashe to William Musgrave, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 18 March 1686 |
| EL/M1/112 | Letter, from William Musgrave to Reverend [George] Hickes, dated at Exeter | 28 April 1699 |
| CLP/16/33 | Paper, 'An account of some Roman, French and Irish inscriptions and antiquities lately found in Ireland and Scotland by Mr Edward Lluyd [Lhwyd]' by William Musgrave | 1700 |
| CLP/6/46 | Paper, 'Concerning hydraulick engines' by [William] King | [1687] |
| RBO/7/90 | 'Some Experiments about freezing by Mr Desmasters Communicated by Dr William Musgrave' | nd |
| RBO/9/32 | 'Account of Some Roman, French and Irish Inscriptions and Antiquities lately found in Ireland and Scotland by Mr Edward Lluyd [Lhwyd]' communicated by William Musgrave to Hans Sloane | nd |
| EL/B2/67 | Letter, from Samuel Bowdich to William Musgrave, dated at Chardstock | 15 February 1709 |