| LC control no. | n 85010264 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Merret, Christopher, 1614-1695 |
| Variant(s) | Merrett, Christopher, 1614-1695 Merrettus, Christophorus, 1614-1695 Merret, C. (Christopher), 1614-1695 Merret, Dr. (Christopher), 1614-1695 |
| See also | Employer: Royal College of Physicians of London Founded corporate body of person: Royal Society (Great Britain) Graduate of: University of Oxford |
| Associated country | England England and Wales |
| Located | London (England) City of London (England) Holborn (London, England) Hatton Garden (London, England) |
| Birth date | 1614-02-16 |
| Death date | 1695-08-19 |
| Place of birth | Winchcombe (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) Holborn (London, England) Hatton Garden (London, England) |
| Field of activity | Medicine Physical sciences Philosophy Library administration Museums--Curatorship |
| Affiliation | Royal College of Physicians of London Royal Society (Great Britain) Oriel College (University of Oxford) Gloucester Hall (University of Oxford) |
| Profession or occupation | Physicians Scientists Philosophers Librarians Museum curators |
| Found in | His A short reply to the postscript, 1670: t.p. (Christopher Merret) DNB (Merret or Merrett, Christopher, 1614-1695) InU/Wing STC files (usage: ... Christophori Merretti) InU/Wing STC files (usage: C. Merret) Charleton, Walter. Two discourses, 1669: page 201 (Dr. Merret) Oxford dictionary of national biography, 26 September 2016 (Merret (or Merrett), Christopher (1614-1695), physician and writer on natural philosophy; born Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, 16 February 1614; entered Oxford University 1631; BA, Oriel College, January 1635; he studied medicine, Gloucester Hall, DM January 1643; settled in practice in London about 1640, admitted to fellowship of the College of Physicians in 1651; in 1664, keepership of the College's new library and museum; later compiled the first catalogue, which was printed in 1660; served seven times as the College's censor; rent-free accommodation in the college house in Amen Corner [in the City of London]; November 1660, a founder member of the Royal Society; quickly became a very active member, serving on the council, contributing several papers to the Philosophical Transactions; works on applied natural philosophy, winemaking, glassmaking; empiricism; for Pinax rerum naturalium Britannicarum, a new catalogue of the British fauna, flora, and fossils (first impression 1666), his interest and knowledge was mainly in geology; the near-destruction of the library and museum in the Great Fire [of London in 1666] led to the abolition of his post; deprived of his fellowship in the College of Physicians in September 1681; four years later the Royal Society expelled him, too; lived last years in a house in Hatton Garden [Holborn], dying there on 19 August 1695; buried in St Andrew's Church, Holborn; a genus of unicellular algae was named Merrettia by S.F. Gray many years later in his honour) |
| Associated language | eng lat |
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