Person Havers; Clopton (1657 - 1702); physician and anatomist Havers Clopton physician and anatomist 1657 - 1702 British Male Stambourne, Essex, England, Europe 24 February 1657 16570224 Willingale, Essex, England, Europe 15 April 1702 17020415 Burial: Willingale Doe, Essex, England, Europe

Physician Osteology Education: St Catharine's College, Cambridge (admitted 1668); studied medicine under Richard Morton; Utrecht (MD 1685) Career: Practised in London; first Gale anatomy lecturer, later called the Arris and Gale Lecture at the Royal College of Surgeons (1694) Memberships: Extra-licenciate Royal College of Physicians (1684); Licenciate of the Royal College of Physicians (1687) Parents: Rev Henry Havers Married: Dorcas Fuller Children: Mary Havers His main work 'Osteologia nova', which described the minute structure of the bone, was the first of its kind in the European medical world. It features what is considered the first description of the small bone channels allowing blood circulation through them; these became known as Haversian canals. He was also responsible for the English publication of Remmelin's anatomical work in 1695. Royal Society roles: Council 1689, 1691, 1696 Fellow 17/11/1686 29 Occasional correspondent on medical matters (1690s); Had a paper published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1699) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; ODNB Hughes, S. 1977. 'The distribution of 99mTc-EHDP in the tissues of the dog and its application in the assessment of fracture healing', in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol. 59(4), pp. 322-327 Notes: Source of birth date is the civil register of the parish of Stambourne, Essex. In DSB his birth date is put as approximately 1655; it is from DSB that the birth and death places are taken, although above the birth place has been matched with a date from a separate source, that just mentioned. Burial place from DNB. Council dates from Hunter. 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=Havers%2C+Clopton RCN: 43358 24 Feb 1657 - Apr 1702 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 09/11/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5663 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/264888804 63cdfbb7-c0de-419b-a0f9-ec41d4e6a3db