Person Roget; Peter Mark (1779 - 1869); British physician and philologist Roget Peter Mark British physician and philologist 1779 - 1869 British Male Broad Street, Soho, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe 18 January 1779 17790118 West Malvern, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe 12 September 1869 18690912 Burial: St. James's Churchyard, West Malvern, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kensington Square (1783-1793); Bowood House, Wiltshire (1800-); 30 Bernard Street (1808); 18 Upper Bedford Place

Education: Edinburgh University (MD 1798) Career: Contributed to papers by Thomas Beddoes and Humphry Davy (FRS 1803) (1799-1800); studied anatomy under Matthew Baillie (FRS 1790) at St George's Hospital (1801); private tutor to John Philip's children; private physician to Lord Shelburne; physician to the Manchester Infirmary; lecturer on physiology (1806); private secretary and foreign secretary to Viscount Howick; VP of Manchester Philosophical and Literary Society (1807); admitted as licenciate to Royal College of Physicians (1809); formed Northern Dispensary (1809); physician to the Spanish embassy (1820); report to government on London's water supply (1827); appointed Fullerian Professor, Royal Institution; published his 'Thesaurus of English words and phrases' (1852) Memberships: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians; Fellow of the Geological Society; Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society; Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers; Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (founding member); Athenaeum (charter member); Member of the Medico-Chirurgical Society (VP 1829/30) Parents: Rev John Roget and Catherine Romilly Married: Mary Taylor Children: John Lewis Roget and Kate Roget Additional relatives: great uncle Isaac Romilly (FRS 1757); uncle of Sir Samuel Romilly Roget's 'Thesaurus' is his most famous work and since its first issue in 1852 has not been out of print. Overall, Roget published over a hundred articles in his lifetime with a variety of publications. While he was from a Geneva family and was well-versed in multiple European languages, he did not venture abroad after his initial tour in 1802. This stemmed from him having been arrested during the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars. He argued for his Geneva ancestry and was released, arriving back in England in November 1803. His tour companions included Lovell Edgeworth and remained imprisoned for further years. Royal Society roles: Secretary (1827-1848); VP (1849-1850) Committee and panels: Donation Fund Committee (22 December 1831); Library Committee (1 December 1832) ; Committee of Zoology and Animal Physiology (31 May 1838) Fellow 16/03/1815 36 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; ODNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1869-1870 vol 18 pp xxviii-xl References: Brock, W H. 1966. 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises', in Notes and Records, vol. 21, pp.162-179 Brush, S G. 1963. 'The Royal Society's First Rejection of the Kinetic Theory of Gases (1821), John Herapath versus Humphry Davy', in Notes and Records, vol. 18, pp. 161-180 Craik, A D D. 2002. 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions)' in Notes and Records, vol. 56, pp. 187-204 Manuel, D E. 1980. 'Marshall Hall, FRS (1790-1857), A Conspectus of His Life and Work', in Notes and Records, vol. 35, pp. 135-166 Schwarz, K K. 2002. 'Faraday and Babbage', in Notes and Records, vol. 56, pp. 367-381 Roget P M, IM Maull 003870.jpg ©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://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspl.1869.0002 RCN: R61252 RCN: 30917 RCN: R61260 RCN: R61253 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH7290 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-18100 18 Jan 1779 - 12 Sep 1869 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 22/10/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA6616 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 10/02/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/2594700 e9729120-597b-497e-b54d-e13b72ec954a