| Authorised form of name | Allen; John (c 1660 - 1741) |
| Other forms of name | Alleyn |
| Dates | c 1660 - 1741 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | c. 1660 |
| Place of death | Bridgewater, Somerset |
| Date of death | 16 September 1741 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
MD
Career:
Practised in Bridgewater, Somerset; devised improvements to the Newcomen engine and proposed the first steam ship, which was never built
Memberships:
Extra-licentiate of the College of Physicians (1692)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/10/1730 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Munk's Roll; Hirsch; Taylor Hanoverian
Notes:
Proposed by John Theophilus Desaguliers; Dr Alexander [or Charles] Stuart; Sir Hans Sloane. Portrait at Royal College of Physicians |
| Royal Society code | NA942 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| RBO/14/54 | 'A New model for Bridges over large Rivers' by John Allen | 1729 |
| RBO/18/14 | Comments about the paper on gunnery with improvements by John Allen | 1732 |
| EL/M3/21 | Letter, from J Muller to John Allen, dated at Yeovil, Somerset | 4 May 1733 |
| EL/A/63 | Extract of a letter, from John Allen to James Theobald, dated at Bridgewater, Somerset | 15 May 1736 |
| EL/A/62 | Letter, from John Allen to Alexander Stuart, dated at Bridgewater, Somerset | 7 May 1733 |
| CLP/7ii/13 | Paper, regarding four points to consider when constructing a bridge over a large navigable river by John Allen | 1729 |
| CLP/8ii/66 | Letter, 'Observations of the Moon's eclipse March 15th 1735/6 at Yeovil, Somerset [England] from John Milnes to John Allen | 1736 |