| Authorised form of name | Downes; John (c 1627 - c 1694); physician |
| Other forms of surname | Downs |
| Dates | c 1627 - c 1694 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Warwickshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1627 |
| Date of death | 1694 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Leyden (MD 1661); Incorporated at Oxford (1661)
Career:
Physician to Christ's Hospital, London
Memberships:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1675)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/12/1667 |
| Proposer | William Croone |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 24 June 1675 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Communicated with Oldenburg on establishing correspondence with natural philosophers in Rome (1668/69); Likely expelled due to non-payment of arrears |
| Relationships | Married: Christian Gale |
| General context | Not 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. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Rolll; Hunter; Foster; Munk's Roll
Notes:
Reason for expulsion from Hunter. Dates of birth and death from Munk's Roll. |
| Royal Society code | NA7352 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EL/D1/9 | Letter, from John Downes to Mr [Philip] Skippon, dated at Rome | 9 February 1668 |
| EL/D1/10 | Letter, from John Downes to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Rome | 23 February 1668 |
| EL/O1/95 | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes | 3 January 1669 |
| EL/O1/107 | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes, dated at London | 9 March 1669 |
| EL/O1/114 | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to John Downes, dated at London | 4 May 1669 |