Sir David Hamilton | |
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Born | 1663 |
Died | 28 August 1721 | (aged 57–58)
Education | University of Leiden, University of Reims MD |
Occupation | physician |
Known for | physician to Queen Anne |
Sir David Hamilton, FRS, MD (1663 – 28 August 1721) was a Scottish physician to Queen Anne, during which appointment he kept a diary. [1]
Born in Scotland, he entered the University of Leiden as a medical student on 30 October 1683. He graduated MD of the University of Reims in 1686. He was admitted a licentiate of the London College of Physicians in 1688, and fellow in 1703. [2]
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1708, Hamilton became a leading practitioner in midwifery, and was successively physician to Queen Anne, [3] who knighted him, and to Caroline, Princess of Wales. He is said to have acquired a fortune of £80,000, which he lost in the South Sea Bubble. He died on 28 August 1721. [2]
Hamilton wrote: [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Stephen, Leslie;
Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "
Hamilton, David (1663-1721)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Sir David Hamilton | |
---|---|
Born | 1663 |
Died | 28 August 1721 | (aged 57–58)
Education | University of Leiden, University of Reims MD |
Occupation | physician |
Known for | physician to Queen Anne |
Sir David Hamilton, FRS, MD (1663 – 28 August 1721) was a Scottish physician to Queen Anne, during which appointment he kept a diary. [1]
Born in Scotland, he entered the University of Leiden as a medical student on 30 October 1683. He graduated MD of the University of Reims in 1686. He was admitted a licentiate of the London College of Physicians in 1688, and fellow in 1703. [2]
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1708, Hamilton became a leading practitioner in midwifery, and was successively physician to Queen Anne, [3] who knighted him, and to Caroline, Princess of Wales. He is said to have acquired a fortune of £80,000, which he lost in the South Sea Bubble. He died on 28 August 1721. [2]
Hamilton wrote: [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Stephen, Leslie;
Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "
Hamilton, David (1663-1721)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.