Charlton Wollaston
English doctor
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| Intro | English doctor | ||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | ||||
| was | Doctor | ||||
| Work field | Healthcare | ||||
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| Birth | 1733 | ||||
| Death | 1764 (aged 31 years) | ||||
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Biography
Charlton Wollaston (1733–1764) was an English medical doctor, physician to Guy's Hospital from 1762. He was also physician to the Queen's Household.
He was a son of Francis Wollaston (1694–1774), and entered Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1748. He graduated M.B. in 1753, and M.D. in 1758. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756, and was Harveian Orator in 1763.
Family
Wollaston married in 1758 Phyllis Byam. Charlton Byam Wollaston (1765–1840), Assistant Judge Advocate, was their son.