William Croone
William Croone (born September 15, 1633 in London , † October 12, 1684 ) was a British doctor.
William Croone attended Merchant Taylors' School in London and studied from 1647 at the Emmanuel College of Cambridge University with a bachelor's degree in 1651 and an MA in 1654. He then became a Fellow of his college. In 1659 he became Gresham Professor of Rhetoric in London. In 1662 he became a doctor of medicine at Cambridge. In 1663 he was a candidate for membership in the College of Physicians, in which he was not admitted until 1675 because of the membership limitation. In 1665 he visited France. In 1670 he became lecturer for muscular anatomy at the Society of Surgeons as the successor to Charles Scarborough and gave up his professorship at Gresham College. He had a successful practice in London.
In 1663 he was one of the founding members of the Royal Society and was directly involved in its founding as registrar. He was thereafter frequently on the Council of the Royal Society.
The Croonian Lecture , which he founded in his will, is named in his honor .
Fonts
- De ratione motus musculorum . London 1664; Amsterdam 1667
literature
- Warwick William Wroth: Croone, William . In: Leslie Stephen (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 13: Craik - Damer. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1888, pp. 207 - 208 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Croone, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1633 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1684 |
| Place of death | London |