John Clephane
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John Clephane, M.D. (died 1758), was a Scottish physician.
Clephane took his degree of M.D. at St. Andrews University on 29 May 1729. He acted as physician to the army in the Low Countries
. He was appointed physician to St. George's Hospital on 8 May 1751, and admitted a licentiate of the College of Physicians on 25 June 1762. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
on 8 January 1746, but was not admitted until 4 May 1749.
Clephane died in the Isle of Wight
on 11 October 1758. He was in the expedition to Quiberon Bay
in 1746 under General St. Clair. He was afterwards the familiar friend and correspondent of David Hume
, St. Clair's secretary.
Clephane took his degree of M.D. at St. Andrews University on 29 May 1729. He acted as physician to the army in the Low Countries
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
. He was appointed physician to St. George's Hospital on 8 May 1751, and admitted a licentiate of the College of Physicians on 25 June 1762. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
on 8 January 1746, but was not admitted until 4 May 1749.
Clephane died in the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
on 11 October 1758. He was in the expedition to Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay
The Baie de Quiberon is an area of sheltered water on the south coast of Brittany. The bay is in the Morbihan département.-Geography:The bay is roughly triangular in shape, open to the south with the Gulf of Morbihan to the north-east and the narrow peninsular of Presqu'île de Quiberon providing...
in 1746 under General St. Clair. He was afterwards the familiar friend and correspondent of David Hume
David Hume
David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...
, St. Clair's secretary.