Christopher Green (physician)
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Christopher Green was a Cambridge
academic, Regius Professor of Physic
from 1700 to 1741.
The son of another Christopher Green, cook of Caius College
, Green was christened
at St Botolph's church, Cambridge
, on 23 February 1651/52. He was seven years at the school of a Mr Griffith before he was admitted to Caius at the age of sixteen on 13 December 1667 and was a scholar from Michaelmas
1668 until Lady Day
1674, when he was elected a junior Fellow
of his college. He graduated Bachelor of Arts
in 1671-72 and Master of Arts in 1675, and from 1676 was ethical lecturer in the College. He was dean
in 1682 and steward
from 1684 to 1686, during which time he graduated Doctor of Medicine
in 1685. He was appointed college bursar
in 1687, then the next year lecturer in Greek.
On 21 January 1688/89, Green married at Hildersham
Susan Flack of Linton
.
In 1700, Green gained the important university chair of Regius Professor of Physic
, which he held for more than forty years until his death on 1 April 1741. The foundation of the Regius chair provided the holder with a house in Cambridge, which Green sold. A medical history has noted that in his role as Regius professor Green did "little if any teaching". There were only three holders of the chair between 1700 and 1817, Green (1700–1741), Russell Plumptre (1741–1793), and Isaac Pennington
(1793–1817), and the man of letters Christopher Wordsworth
noted that their long duration in post "speaks well for their professional treatment of themselves".
Green's portrait
is in the Hall of Caius' College, described as "Hogarth
style".
John Martyn
dedicated his The first Lecture of a Course of Botany, being an Introduction to the rest (1729) to Green.
University of Cambridge
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academic, Regius Professor of Physic
Regius Professor of Physic (Cambridge)
The Regius Professorship of Physic is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge, founded by Henry VIII in 1540. "Physic" is an old word for medicine, , not physics.-Regius Professors of Physic:...
from 1700 to 1741.
The son of another Christopher Green, cook of Caius College
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
, Green was christened
Infant baptism
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at St Botolph's church, Cambridge
Cambridge
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, on 23 February 1651/52. He was seven years at the school of a Mr Griffith before he was admitted to Caius at the age of sixteen on 13 December 1667 and was a scholar from Michaelmas
Michaelmas
Michaelmas, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel is a day in the Western Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September...
1668 until Lady Day
Lady Day
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1674, when he was elected a junior Fellow
Fellow
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of his college. He graduated Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1671-72 and Master of Arts in 1675, and from 1676 was ethical lecturer in the College. He was dean
Dean (education)
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in 1682 and steward
Stewardship
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from 1684 to 1686, during which time he graduated Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
in 1685. He was appointed college bursar
Bursar
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in 1687, then the next year lecturer in Greek.
Hildersham
Hildersham is a small village 8 miles to the south-east of Cambridge, England. It is situated just off the A1307 between Linton and Great Abington on a tributary of the River Cam known locally as the River Granta...
Susan Flack of Linton
Linton, Cambridgeshire
Linton is a village in rural Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex. It has been expanded much since the 1960s and is now one of many dormitory villages around Cambridge. The railway station was on the Stour Valley Railway between Cambridge and Colchester, now closed. The Rivey Hill...
.
In 1700, Green gained the important university chair of Regius Professor of Physic
Regius Professor of Physic (Cambridge)
The Regius Professorship of Physic is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge, founded by Henry VIII in 1540. "Physic" is an old word for medicine, , not physics.-Regius Professors of Physic:...
, which he held for more than forty years until his death on 1 April 1741. The foundation of the Regius chair provided the holder with a house in Cambridge, which Green sold. A medical history has noted that in his role as Regius professor Green did "little if any teaching". There were only three holders of the chair between 1700 and 1817, Green (1700–1741), Russell Plumptre (1741–1793), and Isaac Pennington
Isaac Pennington
Sir Isaac Pennington was an English physician, of whom there are two portraits in the National Portrait Gallery.Isaac Pennington was educated at Sedbergh School and St John's College, Cambridge. From 1773 to 1817 he was physician to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.-External links:...
(1793–1817), and the man of letters Christopher Wordsworth
Christopher Wordsworth
Christopher Wordsworth was an English bishop and man of letters.-Life:Wordsworth was born in London, the youngest son of the Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity and a nephew of the poet William Wordsworth...
noted that their long duration in post "speaks well for their professional treatment of themselves".
Green's portrait
Portrait
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is in the Hall of Caius' College, described as "Hogarth
William Hogarth
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style".
John Martyn
John Martyn (botanist)
John Martyn or Joannis Martyn was an English botanist.Martyn's is best known for his Historia Plantarum Rariorum , and his translation, with valuable agricultural and botanical notes, of the Eclogues and Georgics of Virgil...
dedicated his The first Lecture of a Course of Botany, being an Introduction to the rest (1729) to Green.