James Earle
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Sir James Earle was a celebrated British surgeon, renowned for his skill in lithotomy.
Portrait. Credit: Wellcome Collection
Fellow of the Royal Society
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Fellowship of the Royal Society is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, incl
James Earle
…on 22 May 1784 and remained until 1815. Just two years later, he was appointed surgeon-extraordinary to George III. In March 1794 Earle was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He was knighted in 1807. He married the daughter of Percivall Pott, the hospital's senior surgeon, and their third son, Henry Earle, also became a…
Headquarters of the Royal Society in Carlton House Terrace in London
Elected in 1672, Isaac Newton was one of the earliest fellows of the Royal Society.
Bill Bryson, elected as an honorary member in 2013
Jennifer Doudna, elected as a Foreign Member in 2016