This biography is part of a series of historical obituaries, originally published in print. As products of their time
periods, some biographies contain language which is inappropriate and offensive and present biased accounts of physicians’ lives and work that do
not disclose unethical and discriminatory behaviour. As an establishment organisation, the RCP, its members, and the way they are written about,
have often reflected societal power structures that favour dominant groups. We aim to redress these biases through
ongoing work.
Below is the biography as originally published in 1878.
Gerard Boet, MD – A native of Gorcum, in Holland, was entered on the physic line at Leyden, 21st June, 1628, being then twenty-five years of age, and graduated doctor of medicine there, the 3rd July, 1628. He was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 6th November, 1646. He was the author of a small work on the natural history of Ireland: Ireland’s Natural History published by Samuel Hartlib, 8vo. Lond. 1652, a translation of which into French appeared at Paris, in 1666.
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