Person Pitt; Robert (1653 - ? 1713); physician Pitt Robert physician 1653 - ? 1713 British Male Blandford Forum, Dorset, England, Europe 1653 1653 Hatton Garden, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe 13 January 1713 17130113

In the parish of St Peter le Poer, London (1685); Hatton Garden, London (1703-death)

Physician Education: Wadham College, Oxford (BA 1672; MA 1675; BMed 1678; DMed 1682) Career: Fellow of Wadham (1674); Professor of Anatomy, Oxford; moved to London (1684); Physician, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1697-1707) Memberships: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1687) Parents: Robert Pitt Married: Martha Nourse One of his publications, 'The Craft and Frauds of Physick exposed' (1702), tied in with the controversy regarding the establishment of a dispensary by the College of Physicians in 1696. In his work, Pitt criticised the disparity in prices of some remedies and condemned the use of commonly used therapeutic agents, e.g. bezoar. In a later edition, he added an attack on apothecaries who he accused of pretending to be medical practitioners and making a profit of it. Royal Society roles: Council 1687-1688, 1692, 1695 Withdrew 1707. Fellow 20/12/1682 Sir Christopher Wren Robert Plot 1707 Had two papers on natural history and medicine published in 'Philosophical Transactions' (1690s); Occasional correspondent to the Society Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster; ODNB Notes: DNB gives death date as 13 Jan 1712-3, whereas index to BR gives 13 Jan 1711/12; Hunter gives 1713 and says that he had withdrawn in 1707 and had been admitted 8 Apr 1685. LI has a Robert Pitt, gent, arm, admitted 1705 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://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Pitt%2C+Robert RCN: R82296 RCN: 59122 1653 - 13 Jan 1712 or 13 Jan 1713 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 19/10/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1799 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 14/01/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/26104774 c5102d88-00e5-4fa7-961e-cfa58b0ddf27