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Theodore de Vaux, Sir ( c. 1628 - 26 May 1694 )

Physician to Charles II and Queen Catherine. MD (Padua) in 1655, knighted 1665. Relevant locations: Educated at Padua University, Padua
Relationships: Theodore de Vaux was a employed by Charles II of England (1630-1685)
Theodore de Vaux was a member of Royal Society (-)

References in Documents:
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669)

That taken out of the Body of the late Duke of Norfolk's Father, Fig. 2. was brought not long since to the R. Society by Sr. Theodore de Vaux, who gave me leave to send you the Figure of it, which you see is branched, and seems to have spread some branches into great Vessels, whether Arteries, Veins or into the Ureter I cannot determine, tho these as well as the Pelvis seem to have been fill'd up by this great stone: yet this comes far short of that before mention'd, since it weighs but four ounces and a half: a stone indeed of an incredible size to be found in the Kidney. The measure longwise from one extreme to the other made four Inches compleat: the extension of the Branches from one to the other measur'd croswise or transversly, 3 Inches and a half. This is deservedly laid up in the Repository of the Royal Society, as a great but sorrowful Rarity, having caused the death of so great a Patron of Learning.