Person Oliver; William (1659 - 1716) Oliver William 1659 - 1716 Male Cornwall 1659 Greenwich, London 04 April 1716 Burial: Abbey church at Bath, Somerset

Physician Education: Leyden (admitted 1683, 1688); Rheims; MD (1699) Career: Interrupted his studies at Leyden to join Monmouth's rebellion as a surgeon to the troops (1685); present at the Battle of Sedgemoor; after the Bloody Assize he travelled in disguise to London in the company of Judge Jeffreys's clerk; escaped to Holland and spent some time in Konigsberg and Poland before returning to Leyden; accompanied William III to England as an officer in his army; Physician to the Red Squadron (1693-1702); practised in Bath (1702-1709); Physician to the Hospital for Sick and Wounded Seamen at Chatham (1709-1714); Physician to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich (1714-1716) Memberships: LRCP (1692) His family came from Trevarnoe, Cornwall; uncle of William Oliver (FRS 1730); unmarried Fellow 30/11/1703 Sir Hans Sloane Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Innes Smith; Munk's Roll References: Historical Register Chronological Diary 1716, p118 (obituary) 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 1659 - 4 Apr 1716 NA486 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/12181330 4d7524a7-66b0-48f3-bee0-eed90784bf49