Person Wells; William Charles (1757 - 1817) Wells William Charles 1757 - 1817 British Male Charleston, South Carolina 24 May 1757 At his lodgings in Serjeant's Inn, London 18 September 1817 Burial: St Bride's, Fleet Street, London, England, Europe

Physician; Surgeon Education: Dumfries and Edinburgh, Scotland. MD (1780, Edinburgh); LCP (1788) Career: Apprenticed to Dr Alexander Garden (FRS 1773) in Charleston (1771); went to London, then Edinburgh (1775); Surgeon to a Scots regiment in the Service of the United Provinces (1779); resigned his commission after arguing with his commanding officer; volunteer, printer, bookseller and merchant, South Carolina (1780-1784); became friendly with Matthew Baillie in London, and set up practice (1784); Physician, St Thomas's Hospital, London (1795-1817) Medals and prizes: Rumford Medal 1814 Fellow 07/11/1793 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: C F A Pantin, 'Alfred Russel Wallace, FRS, and His Essays of 1858 and 1855' in NR 1959 vol 14 pp 67-84 F Kurzer, 'The life and work of Charles Tomlinson FRS: A Career in Victorian Science and Technology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 203-226 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 24 May 1757 - 18 Sep 1817 NA7928 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/3406075 3406075 7665db5f-40d2-4246-a3c3-923fc92c35f5