Person Lister; Martin (1639 - 1712); physician and naturalist Lister Martin physician and naturalist 1639 - 1712 British Male Radclive, Buckinghamshire, England, Europe c. April 1639 1639 Epsom, Surrey, England, Europe 2 February 1712 17120202 Baptism: Radclive, Buckinghamshire, England, Europe (11 April 1639) Burial: Clapham Church, London, England, Europe

Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire (1646-1655); Burwell Hall, Lincolnshire (1655-); Carlton Hall, Craven (1669-)

Zoology Geology Education: Mr Barwick's School, Melton, Leicestershire; St John's College, Cambridge (BA 1659; MA 1662); Oxford (MD 1684) Career: Travelled in France; practised in York (1670-1683) and London (1684); accompanied the Earl of Portsmouth on his embassy to Paris (1698); Physician to the Queen (1703-1712); benefactor to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Memberships: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1687) Parents: Sir Martin Lister and Susanna Thornhurst (née Temple) Married: Hannah Parkinson Children: multiple, including Anne Lister and Susanna Lister Additional relatives: great-uncle Sir Matthew Lister Lister was a regular correspondent and friend with John Ray (FRS 1667), who travelled with him and Philip Skippon (FRS 1667). His first book, 'Historia animalium Angliae tres tractatus' was published in the late 1670s and contained a systematic description of English spiders. He was also a member of the Temple Coffee House club, which met regularly to discuss natural history. He is considered an early, if not the first, observer of spiders and their structure and behaviour, which has led to him sometimes being designated the first arachnologist. Royal Society roles: VP 1685-; Council 1683-1685, 1693-1694, 1697, 1699 Fellow 02/11/1671 Henry Oldenburg Corresponded regularly with Henry Oldenburg and had several letters published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn; Hunter; Foster; ODNB References: Allen, D E. 1993. ''Spider-Man at Work', review of John Parker and Basil Harley, eds, Martin Lister's English Spiders 1678', in Notes and Records, vol. 47, pp. 144-145 Fontes da Costa, P. 2002. 'The Culture of Curiosity at The Royal Society in the first half of the eighteenth century', in Notes and Records, vol. 156, pp. 147-166 Hall, M B. 'The Royal Society's Role in the Diffusion of Information in the Seventeenth Century', in Notes and Records, vol. 29, pp. 173-192 Hunter, M. 1976-7. 'The Social Bias and Changing Fortunes of an Early Scientific Institution: An Analysis of the Membership of the Royal Society, 1660-1685', vol. 31, pp. 9-114 Roos, A.M. 'The correspondence of Dr Martin Lister (1639-1712); volume one: 1662-1677; volume two: 1678-1694' (Brill, 2015-2025) Unwin, R W. 1995. 'A Provincial Man of Science at Work: Martin Lister, FRS, and his Illustrators 1670-1683', in Notes and Records, vol. 49, pp. 209-230 Notes: Later possible birth date is from Hunter. Lister's correspondence is available under the EMLO (Early Modern Letters Online) project [http://emlo-portal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/?catalogue=martin-lister; last accessed 28/07/2022] 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/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Lister%2C+Martin RCN: 49800 RCN: 49801 RCN: 49802 RCN: 49803 RCN: 49799 RCN: 49808 RCN: 49798 RCN: 49805 RCN: 49806 RCN: 49891 RCN: 49804 RCN: 49797 RCN: 49794 RCN: 49796 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH5233 11 Apr 1639 - 2 Feb 1712 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 28/07/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8382 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 10/10/2025 RS_NET\rupert Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/100199531 00054b62-7716-4696-b715-2bd9b9548e82