1637-1698
Vol I
Pg 345
1637-1698
Vol I
Pg 345
b.1637 d.1698
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.
Nicholas Barbon, MD – A Londoner born; was on the 2nd July, 1661, being then twenty-four years of age, entered on the physic line at Leyden. He graduated doctor of medicine at Utrecht, 17th October, 1661, and was admitted an Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians in December, 1664. He died in 1698. Dr Barbon was MP for Bramber; the originator of fire insurance companies; and a writer on the currency.
William Munk
