| 词条 | Charles Chauncey (physician) |
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Charles Chauncey (1706–1777) was an English physician, antiquary, and Fellow of the Royal Society. LifeHe was the eldest son of Charles Chauncey, a London citizen, son of Ichabod Chauncey. He went to Benet College, Cambridge, in 1727, and graduated M.B. 1734, M.D. 1739. In 1740 he was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and became a censor in 1740; portraits of Samuel Garth and of Richard Mead at the College of Physicians were given by him.[1][2] Chauncey was elected Fellow of the Royal Society, on 29 January 1740. His main reputation was as an antiquary and a collector of paintings and prints, coins and books. He died 25 December 1777, and was buried at St Peter's, Cornhill.[1] LegacyHis brother Nathaniel, also a collector, succeeded to Chauncey's collections. Three sale catalogues, dated 1790, of pictures, coins, and books, were preserved in the British Museum.[1] Notes1. ^1 2 {{cite DNB|wstitle=Chauncey, Charles|volume=10}} 2. ^{{acad|CHNY727C|Chauncey, Charles}}
6 : 1706 births|1777 deaths|18th-century English medical doctors|English antiquarians|Fellows of the Royal Society|Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
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