Fothergill, John (1712-1780)

An account of some observations and experiments made in Sibiria, extracted from the Preface to the 'Flora Sibirica, sive historia plantarum Sibiriae ...', auct[ore] D. Gmelin, Chem[iae] et Hist[oriae] Nat[uralis] Prof[essore] Petropoli 1747, 4to. vol. Im. Endorsed by Folkes: 'March 31. 1748. Pr. Tr. 486. XVII.' Part of the Title is by his hand. Produced in London.

1748

1 l + 18 pp (4to. 23 × 19 cm.). Author's holograph MS. On the recto of the single leaf is a holograph note of presentation of the book from Peter Collinson [1709-1753] to Fothergill dated March 16 [1748].

Purchased 1934.

John Fothergill obtained his M.D. at Edinburgh in 1736, and was elected F.R.S. in 1763 [see the Dictionary of National Biography]. Peter Collinson, naturalist and antiquary was elected in 1728 [Cf. ibid.].

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).