Person Coxe; Thomas (c 1615 - 1685); physician Coxe Thomas physician c 1615 - 1685 British Male Somerset, England, Europe c 1615 16150000 Boulogne, France, Europe 1685 16850000

Physician Education: Emmanuel College, Cambridge (admitted in 1632; BA 1635; MA (1638)); Padua; MD (1641); incorporated at Oxford (1646) Career: Physician to the Parliamentary Army (1643); Licenciate of College of Physicians (1646); Master of St Katharine's Hospital London (1653-1660); Served on RCP committee on empirics (1656); Harveian orator (1660); Appointed physician to the Charles II (1665); Fled from his creditors to France (1684) Memberships: FRCP (1649, President 1682-83) Parents: Thomas Coxe of Corston Children: Thomas Coxe (FRS 4/11/1663); son-in-law Thomas Rolt (FRS 1664) Grandchildren: Samuel Rolt (MP) and Edward Rolt (MP) Through his position as a physician sent by the College of Physicians to the Parliamentary army in 1643, Coxe is said to have been introduced to Thomas Sydenham and advised him to enter the medical profession. Sydenham would later go on to publish one of the standard medical textbooks of his time, 'Observationes Medicae', and be known as 'The English Hippocrates'. Reportedly, his presidency with RCP was terminated due to emerging Whig tendencies and sympathies. Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; ODNB Notes: The election date is Coxe's 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. 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 c 1615 - 1685 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 02/11/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA5012 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/39728327 d5a320be-81bd-4f55-a973-3e4621b117aa