John Mountford 1681-1731
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John MOUNTFORD or MOUNTFORT [[date of birth::1681]-1731
Biographical Note
Son of Samuel Mountford of London, clergyman. BA Trinity College, Oxford 1702, MA 1705, BMed 1708, DMed 1712. He practised as a physician in London where he was admitted a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1729.
Books
Mountford's will has no mention of books; his household goods and the residue of his estate was left to his wife Anne. His library was auctioned in London, beginning 9 February 1732.
Sources
- Will of John Mountford, The National Archives PROB 11/643/281.
- Inspiring Physicians, Royal College of Physicians.
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Bibliotheca Mountfortiana. Or, a catalogue of the library of the late Mr. John Mountfort, M.D., [London, 1732].
- Foster, J., Alumni Oxonienses. Oxford, 1891.