| Authorised form of name | Robinson; Tancred (c1657 - 1748); physician and naturalist |
| Other forms of name | Tankard |
| Dates | c1657 - 1748 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Yorkshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c. 1657 |
| Date of death | 29 March 1748 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Natural history |
| Activity | Education:
Private school; St John's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1673; MB 1679; MD 1685)
Career:
Travelled abroad (1679-1684); was a companion of Hans Sloane (FRS 1685) in Paris; Physician to King George I
Memberships:
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1687); Oxford Philosophical Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/11/1684 |
| Proposer | Martin Lister |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
Secretary 1685; Council 1685 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Contributed multiple papers to the 'Philosophical Transactions', in particular on his travels abroad (1680s-1690s) |
| Relationships | Parents: Thomas Robinson and Elizabeth Tancred
Siblings: William Robinson
Married: Alethea Morley
Children: William Robinson |
| General context | Aside from his profession as a physician, Robinson was also accomplished at botany and regularly corresponded with his good friend John Ray (FRS 1667). Ray credits his assistance in his works 'Historia plantarum' (1686) and 'Synopsis stirpium' (1690). He travelled throughout Europe after finishing at Cambridge and met Marcello Malpighi (FRS 1669) whilst in Bologna in 1683. |
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| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; Gunther; Munk's Roll
Notes:
DNB describes him as 'Sir' and in index to Bulloch's Roll it states that he was knighted by George I, but the Kt was a naval man of the same name. Hunter gives 1657 as approximate year of birth.
AssocMaterial:
Correspondence of Tancred Robinson is listed in the Early Modern Letters Online catalogue, http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/person/d196e2c0-3dd8-40ad-91a5-08d28cbd04fc [last accessed 02/11/2022] |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/268706743 |
| Royal Society code | NA7808 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| RBO/15/61 | 'An account of a Cornish Bird call'd a Petrel' by Mr Moyle to Tancred Robinson | 1730 |
| EL/D1/36 | Letter, from Samuel Dale to Tancred Robinson | nd |
| LBO/10/17 | Copy letter from John Ray to Tancred Robinson | 13 March 1684 [1685] |
| CLP/22i/11 | Paper, Concerning [Jan] Swammerdam's treatise on 'De apibus [Of bees]' from a letter by Dr Hutton [Hotton] to Tancred Robinson | [1699] |
| RBO/6/21 | 'Some Observations on Boyling Fountains and Subterraneous Streams' by Tancred Robinson | 21 January 1685 |
| EL/N1/76 | Letter, from John Northleigh to Tancred Robinson, dated at Bath | 24 June 1695 |
| CLP/15ii/18 | Letter, regarding a Cornish bird called 'Petrel' from Mr Moyle to Tancred Robinson | [1731] |
| CLP/10i/24 | Paper, account of Halley's catalogue of plants found in North Wales by Dr [Tancred?] Robinson | [1685] |
| EL/W3/63 | Letter, from William Wotton to Dr [Tancred] Robinson | 27 January 1696 |
| EL/R1/19 | Letter, from John Ray to Tancred Robinson, dated at Black Notley | 21 August 1693 |
| EL/L5/80 | Letter, from Martin Lister to Tancred Robinson, dated at Leatherhead | 2 May 1701 |
| EL/R1/53 | Extract of a letter, from Dr [Richard] Richardson to Tancred Robinson | 1697 |