Person Scarburgh; Sir; Charles (1615 - 1694); physician and natural philosopher Scarburgh Charles Sir physician and natural philosopher Scarborough 1615 - 1694 British Male London, England, Europe c. December 1615 London, England, Europe 26 February 1694 16940226 Baptism: St Martin in the Fields, England, Europe (29 December 1615) Burial: Cranford, Middlesex, England, Europe

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Physician Anatomy Education: St Paul's School, London; Caius College, Cambridge (BA 1637; MA 1640); studied mathematics with Seth Ward (FRS 1663); Merton College, Oxford (DMed 1646); Incorporated at Cambridge (1660) Career: Fellow of Caius (1642-1649); elected Anatomical Reader by the Barber Surgeons' Company (1649); assisted William Harvey in his work on the generation of animals (c.1645); Lumleian lecturer at College of Physicians (1656); Harveian orator (1662); Physician for the Tower of London (1663-?1685); Physician to Charles II, James II, William III and the Royal Household; MP for Camelford (1685-1687); Governor of Christ's Hospital (1673); amassed a fine library of mathematical books; published a guide to human dissection 'Syllabus musculorum' (1676); MP for Camelford (1685) Honours: Kt 1669 Memberships: FRCP (1650) Parents: Edmund Scarborough and Hannah Butler Siblings: Edmund Scarborough Married: Mary Daniel Children: Charles Scarburgh; four others When Scarburgh was a child, his father and family moved to Virginia while Charles was educated in England. Here, his father represented the Accomac Shire in the Virginia General Assembly and his brother was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and became one of the region's largest owners of enslaved people. Charles Scarburgh remained in England and enjoyed a well-established reputation as an anatomist and physician. He was present during the Charles II's last illness and wrote an account of this, reportedly to dispell rumours of poisoning, which is now held at the Society of Antiquaries. As an MP for Camelford, he was not appointed to any committees. Ejected for non-payment of arrears 29 October 1666 Original Fellow 20/05/1663 29 October 1666 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; McDonnell; Henning; ODNB References: Hall, A R and Hall, M B. 1968. 'The Intellectual Origins of the Royal Society - London and Oxford', in Notes and Records, vol. 23, pp. 157-168 Jardine, L. 2004. 'The 2003 Wilkins Lecture: Dr Wilkins's boy wonders', in Notes and Records, vol. 58, pp. 107-129 McKie, D. 1960. 'The Origins and Foundation of the Royal Society of London', in Notes and Records, vol. 15, pp. 1-37 A C S. 1939. 'Notes on the Foundation and History of the Royal Society', in Notes and Records, vol. 1, pp. 32-36 Notes: The election date is Scarburgh's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously elected on 16 January 1661. Scarborough C, IM006023.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH7536 before 29 December 1615 - 26 Feb 1694 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 29/11/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA1438 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 14/01/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45706352 f0ba55e0-185e-4030-8a1e-6fcd34766ee7