| Authorised form of name | Sharp; Samuel (c 1700 - 1778) |
| Dates | c 1700 - 1778 |
| Date of birth | c. 1700 |
| Date of death | 24 March 1778 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
Pupil of William Cheselden (FRS 1711), St Thomas's Hospital, London; studied in Paris
Career:
Surgeon, Guy's Hospital (1733); lectured on anatomy and surgery to asociety of naval surgeons, Covent Garden; resigned from Guy's (1757); published 'Critical inquiry into the present state of surgery' (1750); toured Italy (1765-1766)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/04/1749 |
| Relationships | Son of Henry Sharp of Jamaica |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA6824 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1749/01 | Sharp, Samuel: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 13 April 1749 |
| L&P/2/443 | Paper, 'Of a new method of opening the cornea' by Samuel Sharp | 1753 |
| L&P/2/336 | Letter, 'The use of agaric in amputations' from Samuel Sharp to the Royal Society | 12 December 1752 |
| L&P/2/388 | Paper, 'New method of opening the cornea to remove cataract' by Samuel Sharp | 1753 |