| Authorised form of name | Baird; Andrew (1757 - 1843) |
| Dates | 1757 - 1843 |
| Place of birth | Donemaragh, Tyrone |
| Date of birth | 1757 |
| Place of death | 2 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London |
| Date of death | 17 July 1843 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Brompton Cemetery |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
MD, Aberdeen (1801)
Career:
Entered Royal Navy; Physician in private life to Sir John Jervis; Physician to the Baltic Fleet; attached to Lord Nelson's squadron (after return of the Fleet from the Battle of Copenhagen); presented by Lady Hamilton with inscribed silver cup, a gift from Nelson; corresponded with Nelson regarding health of Naval personnel (1803-1805); in charge of Naval Hospital , Plymouth (after peace of Amiens); Chief Inspector of Naval Hospitals; Senior Physician of the Fleet
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/12/1828 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
Dawson, Warren A, 'Dr Andrew Baird - one of Nelson's Physicians', in Lloyd's List and Shipping Gazette, 15 November 1932
Notes:
Part of citation deliberately obscured; Silver cup inscribed 'Presented to Andrew Baird MD as a mark of esteem for his humane attention to the gallant Officers and Men who were wounded off Boulogne on the 16th of August 1801. From their Commander-in-Chief Lord Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte' |
| Code | NA7514 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1828/27 | Baird, Andrew: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/2/209 | Requisition for a Special General Meeting of the Royal Society | 21 May 1836 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |