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Authorised form of nameDownes; John (c 1627 - c 1694); physician
Other forms of surnameDowns
Datesc 1627 - c 1694
NationalityBritish
Place of birthWarwickshire, England, Europe
Date of birth1627
Date of death1694
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
Leyden (MD 1661); Incorporated at Oxford (1661)
Career:
Physician to Christ's Hospital, London
Memberships:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1675)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election05/12/1667
ProposerWilliam Croone
Date of ejection or withdrawal24 June 1675
Other Royal Society activityCommunicated with Oldenburg on establishing correspondence with natural philosophers in Rome (1668/69); Likely expelled due to non-payment of arrears
RelationshipsMarried: Christian Gale
OtherInfoNot much is known about Downes' private or professional life as a physician. Through his correspondence with Henry Oldenburg (FRS 1663), it is clear that at one point, Downes was travelling throughout Europe and worked to establish contacts for the Royal Society.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Rolll; Hunter; Foster; Munk's Roll
Notes:
Reason for expulsion from Hunter. Dates of birth and death from Munk's Roll.
CodeNA7352
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EL/D1/9Letter, from John Downes to Mr [Philip] Skippon, dated at Rome9 February 1668
EL/D1/10Letter, from John Downes to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Rome23 February 1668
EL/O1/95Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes3 January 1669
EL/O1/107Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes, dated at London9 March 1669
EL/O1/114Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes, dated at London4 May 1669
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