John Colladon 1608-1675

Sir John COLLADON

Biographical Note

Geneva-born physician. Employed by the physician Sir Theodore de Mayerne, Colladon became physician to Charles I. His books were auctioned in London, 2.2.1713 (joint sale, with those of Sir Theodore de Mayerne and his son, Sir Theodore, also a physician). Many of de Mayerne's manuscripts and papers are in the Royal College of Physicians, the British Library, and Cambridge University Library.

Sources

• Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
• Larminie, Vivienne. "Colladon, Sir John [Jean] (1608–1675), physician and political agent." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
• McKitterick, D. Cambridge University Library: a history, vol. 2, Cambridge, 1986, p.93.