| Authorised form of name | Clarke; Timothy (- 1672); physician |
| Dates | - 1672 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of death | St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 11 February 1672 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Anatomy |
| Activity | Education:
Balliol College, Oxford (DM 1652); Incorporated at Cambridge (MD 1668)
Career:
Performed anatomical dissections before King Charles II; Physician-in-ordinary to the Royal household (1660); Physician to Charles II (1667)
Memberships:
Fellow of the College of Physicians (1664)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/04/1663 |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1663-1664; 1666; 1668; 1670; Sworn in on 27 December 1666 and again on 11 May 1671.
Committee and panels:
Committee for auditing the accounts of the Treasurer (1669) |
| Relationships | Married: Frances Clarke |
| General context | Clarke's early education was likely shaped by the Civil War, although it is unclear whether he faced expulsion at Balliol College during the time of the parliamentary visitation in 1648 due to his refusal to submit. His proximity to Charles II as a physician afforded him some renown in the field of anatomy, although he did not live long enough to complete his work on his own anatomical investigations intended for publication. |
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| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Munk's Roll; Venn; Foster; ODNB
Notes:
The election date is Clarke's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously mentioned as a member on 16 January 1661. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/76539783 |
| Royal Society code | NA4332 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EL/S1/104 | Letter, from John Smith to Timothy Clark | nd |
| MS/366/1/2 | The artifice of alum by Timothy Clarke | 9 April 1668 |
| DM/5/73B | 'Desiderata to Dr Clarke' | c.1660s |
| CLP/12i/25 | Paper, 'Answer to the advice of cutting for the stone' by Dr Clerk [Timothy Clarke?] | [1670s] |
| EL/S1/102 | Letter, from J Schmiedt [Johannes Fabricius] to Timothy Clark, dated at Danzig (Gdansk) | 9 June 1668 |
| CLP/10i/2 | Paper, 'Observations on the humble and sensible plants in Mr Chiffin's garden in St James his parke' by Dr Clarke | 9 August 1661 |
| EL/I1/162 | Letter, from Dr [Nathaniel] Johnston to Timothy Clarke | 29 June 1669 |
| EL/C1/41 | Letter, from Timothy Clarke to Henry Oldenburg | 20 December 1668 |
| EL/D1/15 | Account of the birth of Siamese twins by William Durston to Timothy Clark[e], dated at Plymouth | October 1670 |
| CLP/12i/3 | Paper, 'A relation of a woman, voiding the bones of a child out of the side of her belly' by Dr Clerk [Timothy Clarke?] | 15 July 1663 |
| EL/C1/42 | Letter, from Timothy Clarke to Henry Oldenburg | 10 May 1669 |
| EL/F1/52 | Letter, from Johannes Fabricius to Timothy Clarke | 8 August 1669 |
| RBO/1/18 | 'Observations on the humble and Sensible Plants in Mr Chiffins Garden in St James's Parke Made August the 9th 1661 Present The Lord Brouncker, Sir Robert Moray, Dr Wilkins, Mr Evelin, Dr Goddard, Dr Henshaw and Dr Clarke Brought in by Dr Clarke' | 28 September 1661 |
| EL/C1/40 | Copy of a letter, from Timothy Clarke to Johannes Fabricius, dated at London | 27 February 1667 |
| EL/C1/43 | Letter, from Timothy Clarke to Henry Oldenburg, dated at London | 20 December 1669 |