Person Bostock; John (1773 - 1846) Bostock John 1773 - 1846 British Male Liverpool, England 1773 London 06 August 1846

Physician Medical chemistry Education: MD (Edinburgh) Career: Settled to practise in Liverpool; moved to London and gave up practice, devoting himself to chemistry and physiology (1817); lecturer on chemistry, Guy's Hospital; published 'An elementary system of physiology' (1824); suffered from hay fever and gave the first detailed account of the condition (828) which is named after him 'Bostock's summer catarrh'; died of cholera Memberships: FGS (President 1826) Son of Dr John Bostock of Liverpool Royal Society roles: VP 1831-1832 Fellow 02/04/1818 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1846 No 66 pp 636-638 References: Ronald Anderson, 'The Referees' Assessment of Faraday's Electromagnetic Induction Paper of 1831' in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 243-256 Douglas McKie, 'Priestley's Laboratory and Library and Other of his Effects' in NR 1956-57 vol 12 pp 114-136 ©The Royal Society 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://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9517 1773 - 6 Aug 1846 NA5751 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/77098153 f872bf3b-eefd-4d6b-b4ff-9b29601677d2