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| YOUNG, THOMAS. Adm. Fell.-Com. at EMMANUEL, Mar. 18, 1797. [Eldest s. of Thomas, of Milverton, Somerset (and Sarah, dau. of Robert Davis, of Minehead). B. June 13, 1773, at Milverton. School, Compton Abbas, Dorset . At the age of 14, became classical tutor to Hudson Gurney, grandson of David Barclay, of Youngsbury, Hertfordshire .; studied Latin, Greek and Oriental languages. At St Bartholomew's Hospital, 1793-4 and at Edinburgh and Göttingen, 1794-6. F.R.S., 1794.] Matric. Michs. 1799; M.B. 1803; M.D. 1808. Known as 'Phenomenon Young' at Cambridge, Practised in Welbeck Street, London from 1799. F.R.C.P. 1809; Censor, 1813, 1823; Croonian Lecturer, 1822, 1823. Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution, 1801-3. Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac and Secretary of the Board of Longitude, 1818. Foreign Secretary to the Royal Society, 1802-29. Physician to St George's Hospital, 1811-29. A skilled musician, and a connoisseur of the fine arts. Turned his philological skill to account by finding the key to the interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics, notably in the case of the Rosetta stone. In medicine described as 'the founder of physiological optics.' Author, The Theory of Light and Colours; Essay on Cohesion of Fluids, etc.; his memoir, The Mechanism of the Eye, contained the first description of astigmatism. Married, June 14, 1804, Eliza, 2nd dau. of James Primrose Maxwell. Died May 10, 1829. M.I. in Westminster Abbey. ( Munk, III. 80; D.N.B.; British Medical Journal, June 5, 1920, 774.) | Thomas YOUNG Approx. lifespan: 1773–1829 Fell.-Com. Emmanuel College adm1797:03:18 Eldest s. of Thomas YOUNG of Milverton, Somerset (and Sarah DAVIS dau. of Robert DAVIS of Minehead, [ Somerset ] ) b. Milverton, [ Somerset ] 1773:06:13 Sch: Compton Abbas School Compton Abbas, Dorset At the age of 14, became classical Tutor to: : Hudson GURNEY grandson of David BARCLAY of Youngsbury, Hertfordshire .; studied Latin, Greek and Oriental languages. At St Bartholomew's Hospital [ London ] 1793-94 and Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] and Göttingen, [ Germany ] 1794-96 FRS 1794 Matric 1799:10MT: MB 1803 MD 1808 Known as 'Phenomenon Young' CB, [ Cambridgeshire ] Practised in: : Welbeck Street, London from 1799 FRCP 1809 Censor: 1813, 1823 Croonian Lecturer: 1822, 1823 Professor of: Natural Philosophy at the Sch: Royal Institution [ London ] 1801-03 Superintendent of: : Nautical Almanac and Sec. of: : Board of Longitude 1818 Foreign Sec. to: : Royal Society 1802-29 Physician to: : St George's Hospital [ London ] 1811-29 A skilled musician, and a connoisseur of the fine arts. Turned his philological skill to account by finding the key to the interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics, notably in the case of the Rosetta stone. In medicine described as 'the Founder of physiological: optics.' Publ.: The Theory of Light and Colours; Essay on Cohesion of Fluids etc.; his memoir The Mechanism of the Eye contained the first description of astigmatism. m. 1804:06:14 Eliza MAXWELL 2nd dau. of James Primrose MAXWELL d. 1829:05:10 MI Westminster Abbey Westminster, [ London ] ( Munk III. 80; D.N.B.; British Medical Journal 1920:06:05, 774) [add:](See also F.H. Stubbings: 49 Lives )[:add] |