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Jonathan Wathen
Jonathan Wathen (c.1728-1807) was an English surgeon, who specialized in diseases of the eye and practiced in London during the Georgian era. He was teacher and mentor to the ophthalmologist James Ware (ophthalmologist), James Ware, and Sir Jonathan Wathen Waller, the oculist to George III. Life and career Jonathan Wathen was born in 1727 or 1728, most likely in Stroud, Gloucestershire, to Jonathan Wathen, a wealthy clothier of Stroud, and his wife Sarah Watkins.see the parish baptism (24 May 1728), marriage and death records for Jonathan Wathen available oAncestry.com.accessed 17 November 2012.Also, see the listing for the death of Jonathan Wathen in ''The Gentleman's Magazine and historical chronicle for the year 1808,'' John Nichols and son, London, v. 103, p. 92. He apprenticed about 1745 under his older brother, Samuel Wathen (physician), Samuel Wathen, M.D., a well-known London physician whose patients included the Rev. John Wesley and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
