| Authorised form of name | Fordyce; George (1736 - 1802); physician |
| Dates | 1736 - 1802 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 18 November 1736 |
| Place of death | His house in Essex Street, Strand, London |
| Date of death | 25 May 1802 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Anne's, Soho |
| Activity | Education:
Marischal College, Aberdeen University, MA (1753); Edinburgh University medical school, MD (1758)
Career:
Taught Chemistry in London; Physician, St Thomas' Hospital, London (1770-1802)
Memberships:
LCP (1765); FCP speciali gratia (1787)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/02/1776 |
| RSActivity | Lectures:
Croonian 1787; Bakerian 1793 |
| Relationships | Nephew of Sir William Fordyce (FRS 1787); grandfather of George Bentham (FRS 1862) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
William P D Wightman, 'Aberdeen University and the Royal Society' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 145-158
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138
N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp
161-175 |
| Code | NA7868 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1775/26 | Fordyce, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| CB/2/404 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to G Fordyce | 15 February 1790 |
| CB/2/408 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to G Fordyce | 21 February 1790 |
| CB/1/4/21 | Letter from G Fordyce to Charles Blagden | [February 1790] |
| IM/001496 | Fordyce, George | nd |
| L&P/9/64 | Paper, 'On muscular motion [Croonian Lecture]' by George Fordyce | 1787 |
| L&P/6/178 | Paper, 'Of the light produced by inflammation' by George Fordyce | 1776 |
| L&P/7/126 | Paper, 'A new method of assaying copper ores' by George Fordyce | 1779 |
| L&P/8/149 | Paper, 'Of the loss of weight by heat' by George Fordyce | 1785 |
| L&P/9/54 | Letter, 'An account of an experiment on heat' from George Fordyce to Joseph Banks | 1787 |
| L&P/10/61/2 | Plate, 'Brass tube' by George Fordyce | 1793 |
| L&P/10/61/1 | Paper, 'Account of a new pendulum (Bakerian Lecture 1793)' by George Fordyce | 1793 |
| L&P/10/61/4 | Plate, 'Frame of the clock with tube' by George Fordyce | 1793 |
| L&P/10/20/1 | Letter, 'On the cause of the additional weight which metals acquire by being calcined' from George Fordyce to Joseph Banks | 1792 |
| L&P/10/20/2 | Plate, 'Diluted vitriolic acid in a vessel' by George Fordyce | 1792 |
| L&P/10/61/3 | Plate, 'The means of altering the point I in height to E' by George Fordyce | 1793 |
| L&P/10/61/5 | Plate, 'Uses of the screws in the bar' by George Fordyce | 1793 |
| L&P/11/149/1 | Paper, 'Anatomical description of a male rhinoceros' by George Fordyce | 1800 |
| L&P/7/110 | Paper, 'Examination of various ores in the museum of Dr Hunter' by George Fordyce and Stanesby Alchorne | 1779 |
| L&P/11/149 | Paper, 'Anatomical description of a male rhinoceros' by George Fordyce | 1800 |
| L&P/8/136 | Letter, 'Heat diminishes the attraction of gravitation' from George Fordyce to Joseph Banks | 24 February 1785 |
| L&P/10/20 | Paper, 'On the cause of the additional weight which metals acquire by being calcined' by George Fordyce | 1793 |
| L&P/10/61 | Paper, 'Account of a new pendulum (Bakerian Lecture 1793)' by George Fordyce | 1793 |