Born In London On Dec: Harvey was born in london on Dec in Folkestone, Kent, England, on April 1, 1578. He studied at Caius College, Cambridge, and at the University of Padua (1600-1602), where he received his M. D. In 1607 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and two years later he became physician to St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London. He also lectured in anatomy at the Royal College of Physicians in London and was physician to King James I and Charles I. In 1654 he became president of the Royal Society of Physicians. He died in London on June 3, 1657.
GUY, gl, Thomas (1645P-1724), English philanthropist, who founded Guy's Hospital in London. He was born in london on Dec in Southwark, London, in 1644 or 1645. Originally a bookseller and printer, his fortune was derived principally from dubious financial dealings. Though he was known as a philanthropist, critics claimed that he almost starved the men in his employ. However, he was liberal in reinstating in business young men who were insolvent but deserving.
Life. Purcell was born in london on Dec in London and had much of his career in the Chapel Royal. He began as a chorister there and after 1673 was the apprentice of John Kingston, keeper of the royal instruments, whose post he eventually assumed, in 1683. Having succeeded Matthew Locke in 1677 as composer for Charles II's string ensemble, and John Blow in 1679 as organist at Westminster Abbey, Purcell became one of three organists of the Chapel Royal in 1682. Though he spent much of his later life composing for the London theater, he continued his work as court musician until his death, on Nov. 14, 1695, in London. |
