Person Marcet; Alexander John Gaspard (1770 - 1822) Marcet Alexander John Gaspard 1770 - 1822 Male Geneva, Switzerland 1770 1770 Great Coram Street, London 19 October 1822 1822

Physician Education: Geneva. MD (1794, Edinburgh) Career: Physician, Guy's Hospital, London (1804-1809) when he resigned to devote himself to science upon inheriting his father's fortune; returned to Geneva and was a member of the Representative Council and Honorary Professor of Chemistry; returned to England (1821); one of the original promoters of the Medico-Chirurgical Society (later the Royal Society of Medicine) Memberships: LCP (1799) Married: (1799) Jane, economist and saloniniere, daughter of Anthony Francis Haldimand, Swiss merchant in London Children: Francis Marcet (FRS 1836); Louise-Françoise Marcet (1807-1834); Sophie Marcet (1809-1877) Other relatives: grandson William Marcet (FRS 1857) Fellow 02/06/1808 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Paul A Tunbridge, 'Faraday's Genevese Friends' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 263-298 J A Chaldecott, 'Contributions of Fellows of the Royal Society to the Fabrication of Platinum Vessels: Some Unpublished Manuscripts' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 155-172, plate N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 161-175 ©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-11185 1770 - 19 Oct 1822 NA7022 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 12/04/2023 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 4651805 bd9f6521-a0ab-4cfe-b9c8-db10c4d0d893