| Authorised form of name | Latham; John (1740 - 1837) |
| Dates | 1740 - 1837 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Eltham, Kent, England |
| Date of birth | 27 June 1740 |
| Date of death | 04 February 1837 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Abbey church of Romsey, Hampshire |
| Activity | Education:
MD (Erlangen)
Career:
Studied anatomy under John Hunter; set up practice in Dartford; helped found the Linnean Society
Memberships:
FSA (1774)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/05/1775 |
| Relationships | Father-in-law of George Ormerod (FRS 1819); grandfather of Edward Latham Ormerod (FRS 1870) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1837 No 30 p 12 |
| Code | NA2599 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/5/192 | Letter, 'Of certain medical cases' from John Latham to Joseph Warner | 22 November 1770 |
| L&P/7/72 | Letter, 'A dropsical case' from John Latham to Joseph Warner | 28 October 1778 |
| EC/1775/08 | Latham, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |