Person Pemberton; Henry (1694 - 1771) Pemberton Henry 1694 - 1771 English Male London, England 1694 London 09 March 1771

Physician Physics Mathematics Physiology Medicine Education: Paris; St Thomas's Hospital, London; Leyden; MD (1719); Cambridge; MD (Com Reg 1728) Career: Practised little, owing to ill health; friend of Sir Isaac Newton (FRS 1672), the 3rd edition of whose 'Principia' he prepared for the press; Professor of Physic, Gresham College, London (1728); prepared the fifth 'London Pharmacopoeia' for the Royal College of Physicians (1746) Royal Society roles: Council: 1724, 1726 Fellow 30/11/1720 Edmond Halley Richard Mead Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Innes Smith; Venn References: A Rupert Hall, 'Newton and His Editors. The Wilkins Lecture, 1973' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 29-52 J P Zinsser, 'The ultimate commentary: a consideration of I Bernhard Cohen's Guide to Newton's Principia' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 231-238 Gentleman's Magazine 1771, p143 (obituary) London Magazine 1771, p175 (obituary) 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 1694 - 9 Mar 1771 NA5860 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 05/03/2026 RS_NET\louisianef Yes 3d50119c-0757-4b78-8188-0c68107d5c12