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Royal College of Physicians (1518 - )

Alias College of Physicians (Alias)
 In the seventeenth-century, a body governing professional standards and accreditation, founded by Thomas Linacre in 1518. First housed in a small domestic property on Knightrider Street, the College moved to Amen Corner in 1614 (Walker, 476). In 1651, with a gift from Alumnus William Harvey, the College expanded these buildings, designed by architect John Webb, to include a library and a new anatomy theatre; an anatomy theatre evidently occupied that site as early as 1641 (ibid., 476, 481). According to John Evelyn, the College building also contained a collection "of divers natural curiosities" (Walker, 481, quoting de Beer, 3.338). Robert Hooke managed the development of third set of building on Warwick Lane in the 1670's, with a new stand-alone anatomy theatre and a library designed by Christopher Wren. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_College_of_Physicians Roles: Collector (minor)
 Relevant locations: Housed collection or remnant at Amen Corner
Past Location at No. 5 Knightrider Street
Past Location at Amen Corner
Past Location at Warwick Lane
 People linked to person: Royal College of Physicians was a employer of Robert Hooke (18 Jul 1635-3 Mar 1703)
Royal College of Physicians was a employer of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)

William Gibbons (1649-1728) was a member of Royal College of Physicians
Charles Goodall (1642-23 Aug 1712 ) was a member of Royal College of Physicians
Nathaniel Johnston (1627-1705) was a member of Royal College of Physicians
Christopher Love Morley (1645/6-fl. 1703) was a member of Royal College of Physicians
Thomas Millington (1628-1704) was a member of Royal College of Physicians
Frederick Slare (1646/7-1727) was a member of Royal College of Physicians
Nicholaus, the Elder Staphorst (-fl. 1701) was a employed by Royal College of Physicians
Thomas Trapham (-1692) was a member of Royal College of Physicians
Edward Tyson (20 Jan 1651-1 Aug 1708) was a member of Royal College of Physicians