George Howe (1654/5 – 1710) was a Scottish physician, active in London.

Early life

George Howe was the eldest son of John Howe (1630–1705), by his wife Katherine (–1697), daughter of George Hughes. He entered the

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in 1671 and graduated MA in 1673.Creighton; Wallis 2004. He is entered on the

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Career

He graduated MD at

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, and became a Licentiate of the College of Physicians of London on 30 September 1679, Fellow in 1687, and Censor in 1707. He is described in the annals of the College as 'an industrious and eminent practiser of physic'. Howe is identified with the Querpo of Sir

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's ''

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'' who is mocked for his opposition to the planned dispensary of the College of Physicians: Howe attended

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in his last illness and witnessed the

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Personal life

Howe married Lætitia Foley, apparently daughter of Philip Foley (bapt. 1648 – 1716) of Prestwood, Staffordshire (marriage licence dated 21 February 1693), by whom he left two sons, John and Philip (both dead without issue in 1729).Creighton 1891, pp. 84–85.

Death

He died suddenly of

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on 22 March 1710, while walking in the

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, and was buried in the same vault as his father in All Hallows Church, Bread Street.

References

Sources

* Creighton, Charles; Wallis, Patrick (2004)
"Howe, George (1654/5–1710), physician"
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 August 2022. * Garth, Samuel (1699).
The Dispensary; A Poem
'. 1st ed. London: John Nutt. p. 44 anto IV *

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(1878). ''The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London''. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. London: The College, Pall Mall East. p. 453. Attribution: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, George 1650s births 1710 deaths 17th-century Scottish medical doctors Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians Year of birth uncertain Alumni of the University of Glasgow Leiden University alumni