Person Dickenson; Edmund (1624 - 1707); physician and alchemist Dickenson Edmund physician and alchemist Dickinson 1624 - 1707 British Male Appleton, Berkshire, England, Europe 26 September 1624 16240926 St Martin's Lane, Westminster, London, England, Europe 03 April 1707 17070403 Burial: St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London, England, Europe

High Street, Oxford (c1656-1684); St Martin's Lane, Westminster (1684-death)

Physician; Author Chemistry Alchemy Education: Eton College; Merton College, Oxford (BA 1647; MA 1649; BMed and DMed 1656) Career: Fellow of Merton (1648); practised in Oxford for twenty years and then in Westminster; Lynacre's Lecturer; Physician in ordinary to Charles II and James II; retired from practice and devoted himself to writing (1688) Memberships: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1677) Parents: William Dickinson and Mary Colepepper Dickenson held a keen interest in transmutational alchemy, in which he was encouraged by alchemist Theodore Mundanus. His correspondence with the latter on this topic was published in 1686. As royal physician, Dickenson ran a chemical laboratory beneath the royal bedchambers, where he carried out experiments for the King. Dickenson went on to publish a work on natural philosophy titled 'Physica vetus et vera' (1702). He was not admitted into the Royal Society after his election and was not active in its work. Fellow 31/01/1678 53 Sir Edmond King Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster; ODNB Notes: ODNB has him married twice, once to Elizabeth Luddington and then to Helena Mole. 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 RCN: 27727 26 Sep 1624 - 3 Apr 1707 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 08/09/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5779 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/61680485 c543c236-f12e-4646-a201-dfd07523e5ff