Charlton Wollaston (1733–1764) was an English medical doctor, physician to
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre.
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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
Sidney Sussex College (referred to informally as "Sidney") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1596 under the terms of the will of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex (1531–1589), wife ...
in 1748. He graduated M.B. in 1753, and M.D. in 1758. He was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...
in 1756, and was
Harveian Orator
The Harveian Oration is a yearly lecture held at the Royal College of Physicians of London. It was instituted in 1656 by William Harvey, discoverer of the systemic circulation. Harvey made financial provision for the college to hold an annual feas ...
in 1763.
Family
Wollaston married in 1758 Phyllis Byam.
(1765–1840), Assistant Judge Advocate, was their son.
Notes
1733 births
1764 deaths
Fellows of the Royal Society
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