| Authorised form of name | Oliver; William (1695 - 1764) |
| Dates | 1695 - 1764 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Ludgvan, Cornwall, England |
| Date of birth | 04 August 1695 |
| Place of death | Bath, Somerset |
| Date of death | 17 March 1764 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Church of Weston, near Bath, Somerset; monumental inscription in Bath Abbey |
| Occupation | Physician; Author, medical |
| Activity | Education:
Pembroke College, Cambridge (admitted 1714); MB (1720), MD (1725); Leyden (admitted 1720)
Career:
Practised in Plymouth; moved to Bath (1725); Physician to the Bath Mineral Water Hospital (1741-1760); inventor of the Bath Oliver biscuit; shortly before his death he gave the recipe, along with ten sacks of the finest wheat flour and £100, to his coachman, who set up shop and made a fortune
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/01/1730 |
| Proposer | William Derham |
| William Rutty |
| Cromwell Mortimer |
| Relationships | Son of John Oliver of Trevarnoe, Cornwall; nephew of William Oliver (FRS 1703); father-in-law of Sir John Pringle (FRS 1745) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Innes Smith; Venn
References:
Gentleman's Magazine 1764, p147 (obituary)
London Magazine 1764, p163 (obituary) |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/29408126 |
| Code | NA480 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| RBO/15/44 | Account of Trematon Castle in Cornwall from a letter of Reverend W B to William Oliver | 1730 |
| LBO/21/3 | Copy letter from William Oliver, Bath, to Cromwell Mortimer | 3 April 1734 |
| L&P/3/202 | Letter, 'A case of leprosy from birth' from William Oliver to William Watson | 16 November 1756 |
| DM/5/102 | A list of benefactors to the Museum, to the value of £5 or upwards at one time | c.1737 |
| CLP/14i/57 | Letter, 'Concerning a calenture' from Wm [William] Oliver to the publisher | [1703] |