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Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database. Originally published by Centre for Metropolitan History, London, 2004.

Citation:

Margaret Pelling, Frances White, 'FORSTER, Richard', in Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640 Database( London, 2004), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-physicians/1550-1640/forster-richard [accessed 23 November 2024].

Richard FORSTER

Biography


Name	Richard FORSTER (FORSTAR, FOSTER)
Gender	Male
Primary occupation	medical physician (MD) (Physician. Author. ?Mathematician. F of All Souls 1562)
Period of medical practice	1573-1616
Place of birth	England (Coventry)
Date of birth	?c. 1545
Date of death	27 Mar 1616
Address	?St Benet Sherehog 1616
Other notes	Fellow of All Souls 1562. FRCP by 1575. See Stow i 75. Botanist. Student of astrology. Knew Clowes & CALDWELL 140. Not in Venn.

Known London address


	St Benet Sherehog (?)
Parish	St Benet Sherehog (St Sithe; St Benet & St Sithe)
Ward	Cheap
Date	1616

College membership


Date of BA	1563
Date of MA	1567
Medical education (university)	Oxford
Medical education (years)	6
Date of license to practise	1573
MB	1573
Date of MD	1573
Date became Fellow	by 1575
Date of Fellowship	1575-1616
Date elected censor	1583-1585
Date made Elect	1592
Date elected Treasurer	1600-1600
Date elected Consiliarius	1592-1614
Date elected President	1601-1615
Lectureship	Lecturer till 1602
Offices held	Co 1592-7,1599,1605-7,1610,14 (NB:1594 d but t). Pres 1601-3, 1615
Other notes	MD Oxon 1573?
Date of birth	?c.1545
Date of death	27 Mar 1616