Person Whistler; Daniel (1619 - 1684); physician Whistler Daniel physician 1619 - 1684 British Male Walthamstow, Essex, England, Europe c.1619 16190000 England, Europe 11 May 1684 16840511 Burial: Christ Church, Newgate Street, London, England, Europe

Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane (-1684)

Physician Medicine Education: School at Thame, Oxfordshire; Trinity College, Oxford (BA 1639); Merton College, Oxford (MA 1644); Leyden (MD 1645); Incorporated at Oxford (1647) Career: Became a member of Gray's Inn (1644); Completed 'De morbo puerili Anglorum, quem patrio idiomate indigenae vocant 'The rickets'' (1645); Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London (1648-1656); Linacre Reader at Oxford (1648); took care of seamen, injured in Dutch war (1653-4) with Ralph Bathurst; Physician to Bulstrode Whitelock's embassy to Sweden (1653-1654); Harveian orator at RCP (1659) Memberships: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1649; President 1683) Parents: William Whistler of Elvington, Goring, Oxfordshire While his MD thesis on rickets was the first printed book on the disease which is thought to be responsible for approx. 3% of deaths in England in the 1640s, it showed little impact on contemporary physicians, compared to Francis Glisson's later publication in 1650 on the same subject matter. Whistler associated with Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, however by the time of his death in 1684, he had fallen into disfavour as a negligent registrar within the College of Physicians. Royal Society roles: Council: 1663, 1666, 1674, 1676-77 Committee and panels: Committee to consider of Mr Buckland's proposition to plant potatos through all parts of England (1662) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster Notes: The election date is Whistler's re-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. He was previously proposed on 9 January 1661. 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 1619 - 11 May 1684 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 08/11/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA5731 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/361641 85059aae-faf3-46a8-a8c3-1671fa36f624