| Authorised form of name | King; Sir; Edmond (1629 - 1709); physician and surgeon |
| Other forms of name | Edmund |
| Dates | 1629 - 1709 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 22 August 1630 |
| Place of death | Hatton Garden, London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 30 May 1709 |
| Dates and places | Baptism:
All Saints' Church, Northampton, England, Europe (22 August 1630)
Burial:
St Mildred's, Bread Street, London, England, Europe (3 June 1709) |
| Occupation | Physician; Surgeon |
| Research field | Anatomy |
| Activity | Education:
Apprenticed to a surgeon; Trinity College, Cambridge (admitted 1663); MD (Lambeth); Incorporated at Cambridge (1671)
Career:
Practised as surgeon in London; Physician to Charles II
Memberships:
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1687)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/07/1666 |
| Proposer | John Wilkins |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1669, 1677, 1679, 1680, 1682, 1686, 1696 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Published multiple papers in the 'Philosophical Transactions' on blood transfusion experiments and microscopic researches in entomology (1660s) |
| Relationships | Parents: Edmond King and Alice King
Married: Rebecca Crisp
Additional relatives: Sir Nicholas Crisp (FRS 1663) |
| General context | King was particular interested in human and animal anatomy as well as blood transfusions, for which he worked closely with Richard Lower (FRS 1667). He was also active in surgical experiments with Robert Hooke (FRS 1663) and Peter Balle (FRS 1663) and showed a keen interest in entymology. |
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| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB;Venn; Hunter; Le Neve; ODNB
Notes:
In index to BR and in DNB, date of knighthood is given as 1676. Hunter gives it as 1686. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/17118124 |
| Royal Society code | NA8134 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| RBO/3/73 | 'An Account Of the Second Experiment of Transfusion upon Man' brought in by Edmond King | 1668 |
| EL/K/18 | Letter, from Edmund King [to the Royal Society] | 9 August 1694 |
| RBO/3/80 | 'An Account of An Experiment of Tying up the Descending Artery of a Dog' brought in by Edmond King | 2 April 1668 |
| RBO/6/122 | 'A Relation of a Petrified 'Glandula Pinealis' lately found in the Dissection of a Brain' by Edmond King | nd |
| MS/390/25 | Bond of Edmund King to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 26 November 1674 |
| CLP/12i/18 | Paper, 'An account of the 2nd tryal of transfusion upon man' by Dr [Edmond] King | [1667] |
| RBO/4/10 | 'Dr King's Account of the Testicles' | 17 December 1668 |
| CLP/12i/20 | Paper, 'Some experiments about the testicles' by Dr [Edmond] King | [1668] |
| EL/K/17 | Letter, from Edmund King [to the Royal Society] | 1693 |
| RBO/3/85 | 'Dr King's Account Of two Anatomical Experiments made by himself and Mr Hook in privated and brought in to the Society June 4 1668' | 1668 |
| CLP/12i/12 | Extract of a letter, 'A method of transfusing bloud into men' by Dr Edm [Edmond] King | [1667] |
| CLP/12i/19 | Paper, 'Account of two anatomical experiments made by himself and M Hook in privat [sic]' by Dr [Edmond] King | [1668] |
| RBO/4/11 | 'Account of cutting the Kidney of a Dog' by Edmond King | 1669 |
| CLP/12i/6 | Paper, 'An account of the experiment of the transfusion of bloud out of one animal into another first performed by Dr Lower at Oxford' by [Edmond] King and Thomas Coxe | [1666] |
| CLP/12i/9 | Paper, 'Accounts of experiments of transfusion made by Dr King at his house' by Edmond King | 29 March 1667 |
| CLP/12i/10 | Paper, 'Experiment of transfusion made by Dr King at his house' by Edmond King | 14 April 1667 |
| RBO/3/58 | 'A Further Account Of some Experiments of Transfusion made by Dr King at his house' | 1667 |
| CLP/12i/16 | Paper, 'Account of the experiment of transfusion, made by Dr Lower and Dr King, upon Arthur Coga' by Dr [Edmond] King | [1667] |
| CLP/15i/25 | Paper, 'An observation on insects in old willow' by Dr [Edmund] King | 14 July 1670 |
| CLP/22i/6 | Paper, Discussion of Jan Swammerdam's work by William Croone, Walter Needham and Edmund [Edmond] King | 17 August 1673 |
| CLP/12i/29 | Paper, 'A relation of a petrified glandula pinealis lately found in the dissection of a brain' by Sir Edmond King | 6 November 1686 |
| RBO/3/45 | 'An Account Of an Experiment of Transfusing of Bloud [blood] out of one Animal into another; First performed by Dr Lower at Oxford' brought to the Royal Society by Edmond King | 1666 |
| RBO/3/56 | Account of a blood transfusion experiment carried out by Edmond King at his house | 14 April 1667 |
| RBO/4/31 | 'Observations On Insects [lodging themselves] in old Willow' by Edmond King | 1670 |
| RBO/3/81 | 'An Anatomical Experiment by Order of the Society made in private by Dr King and Mr Hook' brought in by Edmond King | 1668 |
| RBO/3/54 | 'Some Experiments of Transfusion made by Dr [Edmond] King at his own House' | 1667 |
| RBO/3/62 | 'A Method Of Transfusing Bloud [blood] into Man contrived by Dr King' | 1667 |
| RBO/3/66 | 'An Account Of the Experiment of Transfusion made by Dr Lower and Dr King upon Arthur Coga Satturday 23 November 1667' | 1667 |