Difference between revisions of "John Collins ca.1576-1634"
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| − | ===[[has given name::John]] [[has surname::COLLINS]] [[born in:: | + | ===[[has given name::John]] [[has surname::COLLINS]] ca.[[born in::1576]]-[[died in::1634]]=== |
Born in [[lived at::Surrey]]. [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::St John’s College, Cambridge]] [[graduated in::1596]], [[has appointment::fellow]] [[is appointed in::1598]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1599]], [[has appointment::Linacre Lecturer]] at [[is appointed at::St John’s]] [[is appointed in::1600;1604|1600-04]]. Travelled abroad to study medicine 1604-08, before returning to Cambridge to proceed [[has degree::MD]], [[graduated in::1608]]. [[has appointment::Fellow]] of [[is appointed at::the Royal College of Physicians of London]] [[is appointed in::1613]], [[holds office::Censor]] [[appointed in::1615]], [[is appointed::Anatomy Lecturer]] [[is appointed in::1624]]. [[is appointed::Regius Professor]] of Physick at [[is appointed at::Cambridge]], [[is appointed in::1626]]. | Born in [[lived at::Surrey]]. [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::St John’s College, Cambridge]] [[graduated in::1596]], [[has appointment::fellow]] [[is appointed in::1598]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1599]], [[has appointment::Linacre Lecturer]] at [[is appointed at::St John’s]] [[is appointed in::1600;1604|1600-04]]. Travelled abroad to study medicine 1604-08, before returning to Cambridge to proceed [[has degree::MD]], [[graduated in::1608]]. [[has appointment::Fellow]] of [[is appointed at::the Royal College of Physicians of London]] [[is appointed in::1613]], [[holds office::Censor]] [[appointed in::1615]], [[is appointed::Anatomy Lecturer]] [[is appointed in::1624]]. [[is appointed::Regius Professor]] of Physick at [[is appointed at::Cambridge]], [[is appointed in::1626]]. | ||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | Bequeathed all his physick books to [[subsequent owner::St John’s College]], apart from a small handful of named titles left to [[subsequent owner::John Winterton|John]] and [[subsequent owner::Ralph Winterton]] (the former his “servant”, a student at Christ’s, and younger brother of the latter, who succeeded Collins in the Regius Chair). He also left £100 to St John’s, to buy physick books for the Library. All his other books were left to [[subsequent owner::John Petter]], another fellow of St John’s. (Will: PRO PROB 11/166, fo.108). The size of his complete collection is not known but as over 300 volumes survive in the College today it may have been ca.500, or more. The College books cover all aspects of the [[subject of books::medical|medicine]] of the time, including anatomy, surgery and pharmacology. Examples: numerous in St John’s, Cambridge. | + | Bequeathed all his [[bequeathed::physick books]] to [[subsequent owner::St John’s College]], apart from a small handful of named titles left to [[subsequent owner::John Winterton|John]] and [[subsequent owner::Ralph Winterton]] (the former his “servant”, a student at Christ’s, and younger brother of the latter, who succeeded Collins in the Regius Chair). He also left [[bequeathed::£100 to St John’s]], to buy physick books for the Library. All his other books were left to [[subsequent owner::John Petter]], another fellow of St John’s. (Will: PRO PROB 11/166, fo.108). The size of his complete collection is not known but as over 300 volumes survive in the College today it may have been ca.500, or more. The College books cover all aspects of the [[subject of books::medical|medicine]] of the time, including [[subject of books::anatomy]], [[subject of books::surgery]] and [[subject of books::pharmacology]]. Examples: numerous in [[present repository::St John's College, Cambridge|St John’s, Cambridge]]. |
====Characteristic markings==== | ====Characteristic markings==== | ||
| − | The books given to St John’s had a dated, printed book | + | The books given to St John’s had a dated, printed book label inserted. |
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
| − | <cite> | + | <cite>Dictionary of National Biography</cite>; P. Hoare (gen.ed.), ''The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland''. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. I 468; Lee, Labels no.94; [http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/early_books/pix/provenance/collins/collins.htm John Collins] |
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| − | + | [[Category:Fellows]] | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians]] |
| + | [[Category:Regius Professors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Professors]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:30, 1 October 2019
John COLLINS ca.1576-1634
Born in Surrey. BA St John’s College, Cambridge 1596, fellow 1598, MA 1599, Linacre Lecturer at St John’s 1600-04. Travelled abroad to study medicine 1604-08, before returning to Cambridge to proceed MD, 1608. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London 1613, Censor 1615, Anatomy Lecturer 1624. Regius Professor of Physick at Cambridge, 1626.
Books
Bequeathed all his physick books to St John’s College, apart from a small handful of named titles left to John and Ralph Winterton (the former his “servant”, a student at Christ’s, and younger brother of the latter, who succeeded Collins in the Regius Chair). He also left £100 to St John’s, to buy physick books for the Library. All his other books were left to John Petter, another fellow of St John’s. (Will: PRO PROB 11/166, fo.108). The size of his complete collection is not known but as over 300 volumes survive in the College today it may have been ca.500, or more. The College books cover all aspects of the medicine of the time, including anatomy, surgery and pharmacology. Examples: numerous in St John’s, Cambridge.
Characteristic markings
The books given to St John’s had a dated, printed book label inserted.
Sources
Dictionary of National Biography; P. Hoare (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. I 468; Lee, Labels no.94; John Collins