Posted on April 14, 2017 by Amy Smith -
Caspar Neumann (1683-1737) was a German-Polish chemist and apothecary. From 1704 to 1711 he was travelling apothecary to Frederick I of Prussia. Neumann travelled to England in 1713 and worked for the Dutch surgeon Abraham Cyprianus for three years. It was at this time he became acquainted with Isaac Newton and Hans Sloane. He then travelled with George I’s entourage throughout Germany in 1716. From 1719 he was the Royal Court Apothecary and in 1723 he conveyed the secret formula for Prussian blue, the first synthetic dye, to the Royal Society.
Reference:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Neumann_(chemist) [accessed 14 April 2017]).
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Occupation: Unknown
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Posted on August 2, 2016 by -
Johann Philipp Breyne to Hans Sloane – September 19, 1711
Item info
Date: September 19, 1711
Author: Johann Philipp Breyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 344-351
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Language
Latin
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Library, Philosophical Transactions, Scholarship, Scientific, Travel
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Subjects
Botany, Gardens, Italy, Natural History, Plants
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Date (as written)
September 19, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Danzig
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
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This letter was published as Phil. Trans. 1710, 27: 447-459. Breyne describes his experiences in Danzig, which have prevented him from maintaining his correspondence. He is currently preparing a book on rare and exotic plants. Breyne relays his medical and natural historical observations, made during his 1703 trip to Italy. He communicates a list of rare plants he observed in Italy, descriptions of towns including Livorno, Pisa, Florence, and Rome, and accounts of Italian universities, botanical gardens, and libraries.
Johann Philipp Breyne (1680-1764) was a German botanist, zoologist, and entomologist known primarily for his work on the Polish cochineal, or Porphyrophora polonica, used in red dye production. He became a fellow of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 1715 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Breyne).
Posted on August 2, 2016 by -
Johann Philipp Breyne to Hans Sloane – November 16, 1726
Item info
Date: November 16, 1726
Author: Johann Philipp Breyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048
Folio: ff. 214-215
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Material Culture, Patronage, Philosophical Transactions, Scholarship, Social, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Amber, Anatomy, Books, Fraud, Inoculation, Natural History, Publishing, Smallpox, Specimens
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Date (as written)
November 16, 1726
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Dantz
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Others mentioned
Dr Hook Johann Jakob Scheuchzer James Petiver Dr Sherard
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Patients mentioned
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Transcription
Breyne sent some recently published treatises to Dr Sherard, who is supposed to pass them on to Sloane. He thanks Sloane for his letter of September 20, the Philosophical Transactions, the late Dr Hook’s book, and his comments on smallpox inoculation, which convinced Breyne to have his children inoculated. He hopes to acquire the works of Mr Petiver. Breyne puts himself at the service of Dr Scheuchzer. He warns Sloane about the authenticity of natural historical specimens and claims to have been duped several times. A portion of the letter is in Latin. One of the books Breyne has sent outlines the ‘Generation of Amber’. He is going to collect plants for Sloane and edit a new edition of his father’s book. Breyne discusses some ‘Plates relating to Anatomy’.
Johann Philipp Breyne (1680-1764) was a German botanist, zoologist, and entomologist known primarily for his work on the Polish cochineal, or Porphyrophora polonica, used in red dye production. He became a fellow of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 1715 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Breyne).
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Emma Seeley -
Johann Philipp Breyne to Hans Sloane – August 20, 1732
Item info
Date: August 20, 1732
Author: Johann Philipp Breyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052
Folio: ff. 166-167
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society, Scholarship, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Books, Cabinet, Curiosities, Natural History
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Date (as written)
August 20, 1732
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Standardised date
August 20, 1732
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
Mark Catesby Richard Middleton Massey
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Patients mentioned
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Transcription
Breyne thanks Sloane for his letter and the books. He did not receive ‘ye forth Part of Mr Catesby’s Natural History’. Breyne is glad to hear that Sloane was pleased with his treatise. He requests that Sloane send him any duplicates in his ‘vast Collection of Naturall things’.
Johann Philipp Breyne (1680-1764) was a German botanist, zoologist, and entomologist known primarily for his work on the Polish cochineal, or Porphyrophora polonica, used in red dye production. He became a fellow of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 1715 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Philipp_Breyne).
Posted on August 2, 2016 by -
Charles Hatton to Hans Sloane – May 8, 1700
Item info
Date: May 8, 1700
Author: Charles Hatton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: f. 13
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Transcription
Hatton’s friend wants to know the Latin name, country of origin, and a general description of the root known as ‘Rochambole’.
Charles Hatton was the son of Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton and brother of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton [Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 269].
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Elizabeth Howland to Hans Sloane – July 22, 1700
Item info
Date: July 22, 1700
Author: Elizabeth Howland
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: f. 37
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Transcription
Howland informs Sloane her passage was uneventful. She thinks Holland is beautiful in the summer, with very clean streets and houses. She reports that the Dutch love the King, whose health is greatly improved, and comments that the Swedish Ambassador’s lady is making the greatest appearance in The Hague. She is going to Amsterdam soon.
Posted on August 2, 2016 by -
Charles Hatton to Hans Sloane – August 8, 1700
Item info
Date: August 8, 1700
Author: Charles Hatton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 45-46
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Transcription
Hatton inquires about a catalogue by Franciscus de Humphries.
Charles Hatton was the son of Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton and brother of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton [Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 269].
Posted on August 2, 2016 by -
Charles Hatton to Hans Sloane – June 25, 1700
Item info
Date: June 25, 1700
Author: Charles Hatton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: f. 26
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Transcription
Hatton was happy to hear the Charter House chose an apothecary. The hospital will be pleased with ‘The universally approved choice’ and the vacancies will hopefully be filled by qualified persons sometime soon.
Charles Hatton was the son of Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton and brother of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton [Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 269].
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Victor Ferguson to Hans Sloane – July 23, 1700
Item info
Date: July 23, 1700
Author: Victor Ferguson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 38-39
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Transcription
Victor Ferguson (d. 1729) was a physician of Newtown, near Belfast (Toby C. Bernard, A New Anatomy of Ireland: The Irish Protestants, 1649-1770 (Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2003), ch. 5; “Fergusons of Belfast” URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colin/FergusonsOfIreland/Belfast.htm).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A William Nivin
Gender:
Age:60 years old.
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Description
If the patient went longer than four hours without eating or drinking, he became 'insensibly positive and willful'; he spit constantly (clear spittle), and became senseless, recognizing no one. He staggered around like a drunk for a considerable time, and then sank down, foaming, and 'would choke if left alone'. When on horseback, he reeled side to side and bent backwards until he fell off; the patient slept soundly, but foamed while doing so, and could not be left unsupervised. If one attempted to feed the patient mid-episode, he thrashed and resisted.
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Diagnosis
'A species of epilepsy' which Ferguson has not encountered before.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment: Ferguson obtained the patient's consent to trigger an episode so he could observe; the patient remembered nothing afterward. By regulating the patient's diet (eating every four hours), Ferguson was attempting to manage the episodes.
Response:
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Age, Eyes, Dizziness, Epilepsy, Balance
Posted on August 2, 2016 by -
Philip Lloyd to Hans Sloane – February 21, 1700
Item info
Date: February 21, 1700
Author: Philip Lloyd
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: f. 137
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Transcription
Lloyd is in Newgate Prison and begs Sloane to come to his aid. He writes it would be ‘the greatest Charity to assist innocence’. See Sloane MS 4038 ff. 303-304 for an explanation of Lloyd’s predicament.
Philip Lloyd was a physician.
