Person Needham; Walter (? 1631 - 1691); physician and anatomist Needham Walter physician and anatomist ? 1631 - 1691 British Male 28 December 1632 16 April 1691 16910416 Baptism: Bishops Castle, Shropshire, England, Europe (28 December 1632) Burial: Church of St Giles-in-the-Fields, near London, England, Europe

Shropshire (1650); Great Queen Street, Broad Sanctuary, London (1681)

Physician Astronomy Education: Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1654); Queens' College, Cambridge (MA 1657; MD 1664) Career: Fellow of Queens' (1655-1660); practised in Shrewsbury, Shropshire (1659), Oxford and afterwards in London; Physician to the Charterhouse, London (1672); anatomical lecturer to the Company of Surgeons (1673-1675) Memberships: Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1664) Parents: Gervase Needham and Ann Needham In some of his papers to the Society, Needham also reported on Robert Hooke's (FRS 1663) anatomical experiments. Whilst at Oxford, he became acquainted with the medical and anatomical researches of Thomas Willis (FRS 1663), Robert Boyle (FRS 1660), and Richard Lower (FRS 1667). His main work was titled 'Disquisitio anatomica de formato foetu' on the physiology of the human foetus and was dedicated to Robert Boyle. Royal Society roles: Council: 1671, 1673-1675, 1677; VP 1674 Committee and panels: Committee for auditing the accounts of the Treasurer (1672) Fellow 20/06/1667 John Wilkins Admitted on 6 April 1671; Submitted some papers on human and animal anatomy to the Society (1667); Considered for curator of experiments (1667) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; Munk's Roll; ODNB Notes: Possible alternate death date of 5 April 1691 (from DNB and OW). 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?ContribAuthorRaw=Needham%2C+Walter RCN: 56708 ? 1631 - 5 or 16 Apr 1691 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 01/06/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4965 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/56953632 d87d27b0-7248-4dd7-919d-8db7863fb019