Noah Thomas
Sir Noah Thomas in painting by George Romney, 1781.
Sir Noah Thomas FRS FRCP (1720 – 17 May 1792)[1] was a Welsh physician who was physician-in-ordinary to King George III.[2] He was a fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians, and a Gulstonian lecturer.[3]
Thomas was born in Neath, Glamorganshire, the son of Hophni Thomas, master of a merchant vessel.[4] He was educated in Oakham, Rutland, and St John's College, Cambridge.[3]
Thomas was the occupant, in 1780, of Cannon Hall, Hampstead.[5]
He was knighted in 1775. He died in Bath, Somerset in 1792.[3]
References[]
- ^ Lamont-Brown, Raymond. (2009). Royal Poxes and Potions: Royal Doctors and Their Secrets. Stroud: History Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7524-7390-1.
- ^ The Medical Register for the Year 1783. London: Joseph Johnson. 1783. p. 42.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Stephen, Sir Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (1909). The Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. p. 668.
Sir Noah Thomas.
- ^ Rees, Thomas Mardy (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900). Herald Office. p. 99. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Cannon Hall. Glentree, 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015. Archived 2015-06-28 at WebCite
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