Isaac Wilson (physician)
Sir Isaac Wilson MD FRS FRSE (1757–1844) was a British physician who served as physician to the Duke and Duchess of Kent and was Director of the Haslar Naval Hospital.
Life
In 1816 he became a Fellow of the Medico Chirurgical Society and is listed as "Domestic Physician to the Duchess of Kent.[1] He was also senior physician at the Naval Hospital in Plymouth.[2]
In 1831 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and in 1834 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer for the latter was Alexander Copland Hutchison.[3]
He retired as head physician of Haslar Naval Hospital in Portsmouth in 1840. This position was seen as a "prize" amongst naval surgeons and other holders included Nelson's personal physician, Sir William Beatty.[4]
He lived at Fareham in Hampshire. He died in Bognor[5] on 2 December 1844. His will is held in the National Archive at Kew.[6]
References
- ^ Medico-Chirurgical Transactions vol.27
- ^ United Services Magazine 1845
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5.
- ^ Lancet 1840 vol 2
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine vol 177
- ^ https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D90994
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