| Authorised form of name | Heberden; William (1710 - 1801); physician |
| Dates | 1710 - 1801 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Southwark, London, England |
| Date of birth | August 1710 |
| Place of death | His house in Pall Mall, London |
| Date of death | 17 May 1801 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Windsor parish church, Berkshire |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Mr Symonds' School at St Saviour's, Southwark; St John's College, Cambridge; BA (1728), MA (1732), MD (1739)
Memberships:
FRCP (1748)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/01/1750 |
| Relationships | Son of Richard Heberden, gent, of St Saviour's, Southwark; brother of Thomas Heberden (FRS 1761); son-in-law of Francis Wollaston (FRS 1723); father of William Heberden (FRS 1791) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Christopher Lawrence, review of Ernest Heberden, William Heberden, Physician of the Age of Reason in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 116-118
Lise Wilkinson, '"The Other" John Hunter, MD, FRS (1754-1809): His Contributions to the Medical Literature, and to the Introduction of Animal Experiments Into Infectious Disease Research' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 227-241
Ernest Heberden, 'Correspondence of William Heberden, FRS With the Reverend Stephen Hales and Sir Charles Blagden' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 179-189
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 |
| Royal Society code | NA8236 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| CB/2/67 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to William Heberden | 10 June 1787 |
| L&P/10/143 | Paper, 'Of the influence of cold upon the heath of the inhabitants of London' by William Heberden | 1796 |
| CB/1/4/129 | Letter from Charles Blagden to William Heberden | 8 October 1783 |
| CB/1/4/130 | Letter from William Heberden, Pall Mall to Charles Blagden, at Sir Joseph Banks's, Soho Square | nd |
| CB/1/4/127 | Letter from Charles Blagden, Newport, Rhode Island to William Heberden | 3 May 1777 |
| CB/1/4/126 | Letter from W Heberden, Pall Mall to Charles Blagden | 9 December 1778 |
| CB/2/81 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to William Heberden | 2 November 1787 |
| L&P/6/126 | Letter, 'Heat of London and Edinburgh compared' from John Roebuck to William Heberden | 1775 |
| L&P/3/81 | Letter, 'Of the earthquake of Nov 1' from Thomas Heberden to William Heberden | 1755 |
| L&P/2/78 | Paper, 'Of a calculus from a woman preserved at Trin. Coll. Cambridge' by William Heberden | 1750 |
| L&P/5/7 | Paper, 'On the force of percussion' by William Heberden | 16 November 1767 |
| EC/1749/21 | Heberden, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 25 January 1750 |
| L&P/6/257 | Paper, 'Report on the graduation of thermometers' by the Royal Society Commitee | 1777 |
| L&P/4/297 | Letter, 'Of the water of Somersham, Hant' from Daniel Peter Layard to William Heberden | 15 November 1765 |