Person Chamberlen; Hugh (c1630 - c1720); physician and economist Chamberlen Hugh physician and economist Chamberlayne c 1630 - c1720 British Male The parish of St Anne's, Blackfriars, London, England, Europe c 1630 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic, [modern day Netherlands], Europe c 1720

St Clement Danes, London (1682)

Physician Obstetrics Gynaecology Career: Made a proposal for ridding the city of the plague (1666); travelled to France (1670); practised in London as a physician and man-midwife; Physician-in-Ordinary to the King (1673); attended the confinements of Queen Mary of Modena; regarded as something of a charlatan, he was fined £10 by the Royal College of Physicians (1688); pardoned for treason (1688); devised a project for a land bank (1690), on the collapse of which he was forced to flee to Scotland (1699); made proposals for a land bank there and wrote in support of the union of England and Scotland; retired to Amsterdam, where he practised medicine Parents: Peter Chamberlen and Jane Myddelton Siblings: Paul Chamberlen Married: Dorothy Brett Additional relatives: grandfather Peter Chamberlen the younger Hugh Chamberlen was a member of a family of prominent physicians, who were were important in the development of obstetric instruments, especially the forceps, which remained a 'family secret' for generations. Chamberlen referenced this in the preface to his 1672 translation of Francois Mauriceau's obstetrical treatise. In 1694, he also published his own medical work advocating for a health insurance scheme regardless of personal wealth. The family's collection of obstetric instruments was found in a former home, Woodham Mortimer Hall, in 1813 and are now in the possession of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London. Fellow 06/04/1681 John Houghton Occasional correspondent to Robert Boyle (FRS 1660); Submitted a paper on medical matters (1670) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; ODNB Dunn, Peter. 1999. 'The Chamberlen family (1560-1728) and obstetric forceps', in Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, vol. 81, pp. 232-234 Notes: Possible birth date between 1630 and 1634. Venn has confused him with his son, who was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1682, when his father's address was given as above. DNB says he was still alive in Nov 1720, when he declined to administer his son's estate. 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 1630 to 1634 - fl 1720 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 27/09/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8398 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/24947180 bc393619-edf8-4619-8a11-719f2efa2279