| Authorised form of name | Dickenson; Edmund (1624 - 1707); physician and alchemist |
| Other forms of surname | Dickinson |
| Dates | 1624 - 1707 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Appleton, Berkshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 26 September 1624 |
| Place of death | St Martin's Lane, Westminster, London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 03 April 1707 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London, England, Europe |
| Occupation | Physician; Author |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Alchemy |
| Activity | Education:
Eton College; Merton College, Oxford (BA 1647; MA 1649; BMed and DMed 1656)
Career:
Fellow of Merton (1648); practised in Oxford for twenty years and then in Westminster; Lynacre's Lecturer; Physician in ordinary to Charles II and James II; retired from practice and devoted himself to writing (1688)
Memberships:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1677) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 31/01/1678 |
| Age at election | 53 |
| Proposer | Sir Edmond King |
| Relationships | Parents: William Dickinson and Mary Colepepper |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: 27727 |
| OtherInfo | Dickenson held a keen interest in transmutational alchemy, in which he was encouraged by alchemist Theodore Mundanus. His correspondence with the latter on this topic was published in 1686. As royal physician, Dickenson ran a chemical laboratory beneath the royal bedchambers, where he carried out experiments for the King. Dickenson went on to publish a work on natural philosophy titled 'Physica vetus et vera' (1702). He was not admitted into the Royal Society after his election and was not active in its work. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster; ODNB
Notes:
ODNB has him married twice, once to Elizabeth Luddington and then to Helena Mole. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/61680485 |
| Code | NA5779 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CLP/22i/57 | Paper, Account of Edmund Dickenson's 'Physica vetus & vera: siue Tractatus de naturali veritate hexaemeri Mosaici [Real old physics: or a treaty concerning natural truth of Moses...]' | [1703] |