| Authorised form of name | Lobb; Theophilus (1678 - 1763) |
| Dates | 1678 - 1763 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 17 August 1678 |
| Place of death | Christ Church parish, London |
| Date of death | 19 May 1763 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Bunhill Fields, London |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Nonconformist; Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Educated for the Nonconformist ministry under the Reverend Thomas Goodwin at Pinner, Middlesex; taught medicine by a physician at Guildford; Glasgow. MD (1722)
Career:
Minister at Guildford, Surrey (1702-1706); Minister at Shaftesbury, Dorset (1706-1713), where he began to practise medicine; Minister at Yeovil, Somerset (1713-1722); Minister at Witham, Essex (1722-1736); gave up his ministry and practised in London (1740-death)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/03/1729 |
| Proposer | James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn |
| Sir Hans Sloane |
| Cromwell Mortimer |
| Relationships | Son of Stephen Lobb, Nonconformist divine, and his wife, the daughter of Theophilus Polwhele, Nonconformist minister at Tiverton, Devon.
Married: 1) Frances, daughter of James Cooke, Physician, of Shepton Mallet, Somerset; no children |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1763), p257; Obituary, London Magazine (1763), p281 |
| Royal Society code | NA8389 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| CLP/22ii/74 | Paper, 'Rational methods of curing fevers' by Dr [Theophilius] Lobb | 1735 |
| IM/002788 | Lobb, Theophilus | nd |
| L&P/1/112 | Letter, 'Of Indian Corn fruiting in the city' from Theophilus Lobb to Martin Folkes | 30 June 1742 |
| L&P/1/103 | Letter, 'Of Indian Corn ripening in Paul's Alley in Aldersgate' from Theophilus Lobb to Martin Folkes | 31 May 1742 |
| L&P/1/90 | Letter, 'Of a intestinal worm' from Theophilus Lobb to Martin Folkes | 15 April 1742 |
| L&P/1/285 | Letter, 'Concerning the plague' from Theophilus Lobb to Martin Folkes | 26 April 1744 |
| RBO/16/60 | 'An account of a Person who for two years could not swallow any Liquid' communicated by Theophilus Lobb to Cromwell Mortimer | 1731 |