Isaac Wilson (physician)

Sir Isaac Wilson (1757 – 2 December 1844) was a British physician who served as physician to the Duke and Duchess of Kent and was Director of the Haslar Naval Hospital.

Sir Isaac Wilson
Personal details
Born1757
Died2 December 1844(1844-12-02) (aged 86–87)
Bognor, Sussex, England
OccupationPhysician

Life

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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

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  1. ^ Medico-Chirurgical Transactions vol.27
  2. ^ United Services Magazine 1845
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. ^ Lancet 1840 vol 2
  5. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine vol 177
  6. ^ "Will of Sir, Doctor Isaac Wilson, Doctor of Medicine and Fellow of the Royal Society of..." National Archives. 23 January 1845. Retrieved 3 August 2021.