| Authorised form of name | Cyprianus; Abraham (c 1656 - 1718); surgeon and physician |
| Dates | c 1656 - 1718 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe |
| Date of birth | c 1656 |
| Place of death | London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 26 April 1718 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism: Oudekerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe (7 January 1656)
Marriage: Banns published on 25 February 1683
Burial: [Dutch Church] Austin Friars, London, England (2 May 1718) |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
Amsterdam; Utrecht; MD (1680)
Career:
Practised in Amsterdam (1680-1693), in which period he performed some 1400 lithotomies; Professor of Anatomy, Surgery and Medicine at Frankeer (1693-1695); invited to London (1695) to perform a lithotomy on Thomas Millington, Surgeon to the King; set up a very successful practice in London
Memberships:
LRCP (1699) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1700 |
| Proposer | Sir Hans Sloane |
| RSActivity | Recorded among the 'persons of other nations' on the society's rolls until 1713 (after which he is listed as British). |
| Other Royal Society activity | Thought to have met John Locke (FRS 1668) through his membership of Collegium Privatum Amstelodamense, during Lock'e period of exile in the Netherlands. |
| Relationships | Parents: Allardus Cyprianus and Sarah Beijerlant
Spouse: Hillegonde Sara Aernouts |
| OtherInfo | Renowned lithotomist |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Jocher; Hirsch; Munk's roll; BIB; ODNB
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/88839524 |
| Code | NA6835 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| LBO/11B/31 | Copy letter from Abraham Cyprianus, Amsterdam, to Dr Sylvestre | 16 February 1695 |
| EL/C2/28 | Extract of a letter, from Dr [Abraham] Cyprianus to Dr [Pierre] Sylvestre, dated at Amsterdam | February 1695 |