Barratt, Joseph, 1796-1882

LC control no.	nr 94007032
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Barratt, Joseph, 1796-1882 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Barratt, J. (Joseph), 1796-1882
Birth date	17960107
Death date	18820125
Found in	His Remarks on the canker worm moth, 1840: t.p. (Joseph Barratt, M.D.) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Barratt, Joseph, 1796-1882; usage: Joseph Barratt; J. Barratt) NUCMC data from Middlesex County Hist. Soc. for His Collection, 1790-1921 and undated (Joseph Barratt was born on Jan. 7, 1796 in Little Hallam in Derbyshire, England to a large family. He began studying medicine at the age of fourteen under the tutelage of Charles Chawner, and later under Samuel Harris. He was granted two medical diplomas, one in apothecary and one from the Theater of Anatomy in 1819 at the age of 23. It was customary at that time for students graduating to be questioned by the dean prior to receiving their diploma and during this process, Barratt felt that he had been questioned more than necessary and offended the Dean by demanding his diploma in that moment and subsequently storming out. While he eventually did receive his diploma, the incident highlights how impulsive and impatient Barratt could often be. Shortly after graduation, Barratt left England for America for unknown reasons and initially settled in New York with intention of pursuing a career in botany. In 1824, Barratt was asked by Captain Alden Partridge to be a professor at his American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy in Norwich, Vt. Shortly thereafter, Capt. Partridge moved the Academy to Middletown, Conn., and Barratt followed. For Capt. Partridge and the Academy the move was short-lived. They failed to obtain state funding and subsequently left Connecticut. Less than three years later Wesleyan University was founded in the buildings Partridge abandoned. However, Joseph Barratt decided to remain in Middletown instead of following Partridge back to Vermont and he lived here until his death on Jan. 25, 1882; mainly interested in botany and geology)