Person Goddard; Jonathan (c 1617 - 1675); physician, chemist, and anatomist Goddard Jonathan physician, chemist, and anatomist c 1617 - 1675 British Male Greenwich, London, England, Europe c. 1617 16170000 Wood Street, Cheapside, London, England, Europe 24 March 1675 16750324 Baptism: St Mary's church, Chatham, Kent, England, Europe (2 February 1617) Burial: St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, London, England, Europe (27 March 1675)

Wood Street, London (1646)

Physician Chemistry Education: Mr Chapman's and Mr Spencer's School at Chatham; Mr Dier's School in London; Magdalen Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1632; left without a degree in 1637); Christ's College, Cambridge; MB (1638); St Catharine's College, Cambridge; MD (1643); incorporated at Oxford (1651) Career: Qualified for a licence of the College of Physicians (1640); appointed Goulstonian lecturer for RCP (1641); physician to the Parliamentary Army (1649-1650); Physician to Oliver Cromwell; Warden of Merton College, Oxford (1651-1660); MP for Oxford University (1653); Professor of Physic, Gresham College, London (1655-1675); published 'Discourse on the Unhappy Condition of the Practice of Physic in London' (1665); published 'A proposal for making wine from sugar' in Sprat's 'History of the Royal Society' (1667); reportedly constructed the first telescope in England; works on his medical accounts published posthumously are 'Medicamenta Goddardiana' (1688) and 'Arcana Goddardiana' (1691) Memberships: FRCP (1646) Parents: Henry Goddard, shipbuilder Goddard's appointment at Merton has been connected to his parliamentarian support and close association with Cromwell, whom he accompanied and treated for a number of years. After the Restoration, however, in July 1660 he was ejected from Merton by Charles II and subsequently removed to Gresham College, where he kept his position as professor of physic until his death. Prior to the foundation of and his involvement with the Royal Society, Goddard was a member of the Oxford Philosophical Club of the 1650s, regarded as aprecursor to the Royal Society.. Much of Goddard's work in medicine was influenced by the increase in apothecaries and a resulting lack of physicians' education in the preparation of medicines. Royal Society roles: Served from first council (13/05/1663) Committee and panels: Report on the Statutes of the Society (1661); ; Committee to consider a way of determining the measure of a degree on earth (1669); ; Committee for account audits (1671) Founder Fellow 28/11/1660 Notes: Election date is given as 22 Apr 1663 in R and index to BR, but he was present at the foundation meeting, and the date of this meeting has therefore been adopted as his election date. Venn gives birthplace as Chatham, Kent Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; Aubrey; Munk's roll; ODNB References: A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, 'The Intellectual Origins of the Royal Society - London and Oxford' in NR 1968 vol 23 pp 157-168 W H G Armytage, 'The Royal Society and the Apothecaries' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 22-37 W S C Copeman, 'Dr Jonathan Goddard, FRS (1617-1675)' in NR 1960 vol 15 pp 69-77 Sir Harold Hartley and Sir Cyril Hinshelwood, 'Gresham College and the Royal Society' in NR 1961 vol 16 pp 125-135 George Watson, 'Dryden and the Scientific Image' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 25-35 G H Turnbull, 'Samuel Hartlib's Influence on the Early History of the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 101-130 Douglas McKie, 'The Origins and Foundation of the Royal Society of London' in NR 1960 vol 15 pp 1-37 H G Lyons, 'The Society's First Bequest' in NR 1939 vol 2 pp 43-46 A C S, 'Notes on the Foundation and History of the Royal Society' in NR 1938 vol 1 pp 32-36 J Gribbin, 'The Fellowship', 2005, p134 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: 41149 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH3347 c 1617 - 24 Mar 1675 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 01/11/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA8226 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 09/01/2026 RS_NET\keithm Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/77469657 6483af2e-0ead-4ea9-b95b-404731de913e