| Authorised form of name | Bennett; Sir; James Risdon (1809 - 1891) |
| Dates | 1809 - 1891 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Romsey, Hampshire, England |
| Date of birth | 29 September 1809 |
| Place of death | Cavendish Square, London |
| Date of death | 14 December 1891 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Rotherham; Paris (1830); Edinburgh (MD, 1833)
Career:
Travelled abroad; Physician, Aldersgate Street Dispensary, London; Lecturer, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London; Assistant Physician (1843), then Physician (1849-1869), St Thomas's Hospital, London
Honours:
Kt 1881
Memberships:
FRCP (President 1876); FRGS
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/06/1875 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1881-1882 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of Rev James Bennett DD; married (1841) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1892 vol 51 pp xli-xliii signed by P H P S |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/52082242 |
| Code | NA7929 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| NLB/5/1037 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 16 December 1891 |
| NLB/3/394 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir James Risdon Bennett, Fellow of the Royal Society | 30 May 1889 |
| NLB/3/957 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Michael Foster, [Royal Society] | 23 November 1889 |
| MC/12/75 | Letter from Jas [James] Risdon Bennett, 22 Cavendish Square, to [William Spottiswoode], President of the Royal Society | 5 July 1880 |
| EC/1875/17 | Bennett, Sir James Risdon: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/12/62 | Letter from Jas [James] Risdon Bennett, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall East, to [William Spottiswoode], President of the Royal Society | 8 June 1880 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |