| Authorised form of name | Hale; Richard (1670 - 1728) |
| Dates | 1670 - 1728 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Beckenham, Kent, England |
| Date of birth | 1670 |
| Place of death | Hampstead, Middlesex |
| Date of death | 26 September 1728 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
New Windsor, Berkshire |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Oxford. BA (1693), MA (1695), BMed (1697), DMed (1701)
Career:
Practised in Oxford and then London; Physician to the Bethlehem and Bridewell Hopsitals (1708); he was known for his extreme kindness to his patients; declined a baronetcy and the post of Physician to George I; benefactor of the Royal College of Physicians
Memberships:
FRCP (1716)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/03/1721 |
| Relationships | Son of Richard Hale, gent, of Beckenham, Kent, and New Windsor, Berkshire |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster
References:
Jonathan Andrews, 'A Respectable Mad-Doctor? Dr Richard Hale, FRS (1670-1728)' in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 169-203, plate
Notes:
Proposed by Edmond Halley |
| Code | NA3796 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/390/190 | Bond of Richard Hale to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 20 April 1721 |