Person Power; Henry (c 1623 - 1668); natural philosopher and physician Power Henry natural philosopher and physician c 1623 - 1668 British Male Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe c 1623 0 New Hall near Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Europe 0 Burial: Church of All Saints, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, Europe (23 December 1668)

Physician Microscopy Physics Medicine Education: Mr Higginson's School at Halifax, Yorkshire; Christ's College, Cambridge (BA 1644; MA 1648; MD 1655) Career: Practised at Halifax; correspondent of Sir Thomas Browne; conducted experiments with Richard Towneley, some reports of which later became part of 'Experimental Philosophy' (1664); transferred medical practice to Wakefield (1664); wrote but did not publish 'Historia physico-anatomica' (mid 1660s) Parents: John Power and Jane Jennings Married: Margaret Foxcroft With an increasing interest in medicine, in particular anatomy, Power became a firm part of the circle surrounding Francis Glisson (FRS 1661). His main work, published in 1664, were focussed on microscopy, air, and magnetism, of which the first was an important first step in English publications on the topic. Fellow 01/07/1663 John Wilkins Correspondent with William Croone (FRS 1663) regarding his experimental researches and meteorological observations Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn; Hunter; ODNB Notes: Venn gives place of birth as Annesley, Notts JT Hughes 'Henry Power (1626-1668) of New Hall, Elland and experiments on barometric pressure'. in Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, ns10 (2002), pp14-26 JT Hughes 'Dr Henry Power (1626-1668): The Medical Practice of a Halifax Physician' in Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, vol 11 (2003), pp 56-67 - gives date of birth as 1626. "On entering Christ's College, Henry was 15, and his birthplace was given as Annesley, Notts" see also Cambridge records, Peile, 1910 p 477. Notes: Originally elected 26 February 1662 [JB]; also elected and admitted 1 July 1663 [JB], also 'Dr Henry Power was again proposed ... and was presently elected, having been formerly chosen Already by the first Charter' 25 May 1664 [JB]. Power is therefore not considered an original Fellow of the Royal Society, a classification reserved for those named in the second charter of the Society granted in 1663, or elected within the following two month period stipulated therein for the declaration of Fellows. I.e the original Fellows are only those who were officially declared at the meetings of 20 May 1663 and 22 June 1663, elections like Powers's that predated these meetings were no longer recognised. The date of any subsequent re-election is given in this database as the official election date. 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: 59584 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH6891 1623 - 23 Dec 1668 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 14/02/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6761 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/7732279 3550ead1-9d2b-4fa9-af29-8f55f98146ac