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John Frost (physician)

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179:, Admiral Lord J O'Bryen and Admiral Gambier, proving that Frost still had many connections in upper British society. However, he ran up huge debts which could not be repaid and he fled to Paris in 1833 adopting the pseudonym of John FitzJames. He stayed here less than a year and moved to Berlin adopting the title Sir John Frost (but he was never knighted). Some sources say he was a knight of the obscure Brazilian Order of the Southern Star. If so, it may link to his work on 133:
as second President of Frost's Society. This precipitated a series of disasters. Earl Stanhope being unavailable for his first address to the Society, Frost (who was apparently very vain) took it upon himself to adorn all the various medals and regalia of the President to give a speech to the Society
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of the army medical board, who was elected first president of the Medico-Botanical Society, whilst Frost served as director. The society proved a huge success and numbered in its members eleven sovereigns of Europe, the entire British royal family, over twenty members of other royal families and
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on the 7th of September 1829. This was considered highly inappropriate and word quickly reached Earl Stanhope and his representatives. On 8 January 1830 Earl Stanhope presiding, the Society announced the post of Director abolished, thereby ousting Frost from his own society!
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almost all foreign ambassadors in London, together with many learned men of the medical world. Frost reportedly carried around an autograph book containing all these famous persons in a single volume.
89:, perhaps viewing his position one of luck and self-creation rather than skill. Frost further aggravated this relationship by sending a rude letter to the secretary of the society. 285: 479: 400: 489: 212: 141:. However, rumour reached the Duke that Frost was unreliable, and the duke terminated his position, leaving Frost in a total loss of employment or income. 54:. In 1821 he left and resolved to establish a national study of Materia Medica, leading to his foundation of the Medico-Botanical Society of London. 484: 77:
He collected or was given over 7000 botanical specimens for his project. He was then invited to be the official lecturer on botany at the
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In 1830 he received the patronage of the Duke of Cumberland as his personal physician and resigned his envious role as Secretary of the
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in London. Aged only 21, he was their youngest-ever secretary. He lived on their premises at Bridge Street in the Blackfriars district.
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with the silver medal going to John Peter Yosy (presumably his brother-in-law) for his paper on Menyanthes Trifiliata (
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and aimed to serve the needs of retired Thames boatmen. In this venture King William IV served as Patron, the
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area of London. He was born two months premature and a twin and was a delicate child. He attended school in
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In 1827 he won the Medico-Botanical Society's gold medal for his report on the medical properties of
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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He was married to Harriet Yosy, only daughter of Madame Yosy, author of
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The New York Medical And Physical Journal, vol 6, John Brodhead Beck
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Undeterred, in 1831 he established a new St John's Hospital at
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Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists
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on 17 March 1840 following a "long and painful illness".
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which he ran. He also joined the Royal Sailing Society.
46:. He was then sent as an apprentice to Dr Wright, the 222:is used to indicate this person as the author when 167:as President. The board of directors included the 96:, from 1824 to 1830 he served as secretary to the 322:. Vol. 169. December 1840. pp. 664–666. 408:. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. 85:. He was, however, refused fellowship of the 8: 111:). Yosy was the Secretary of the Society. 480:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 253: 251: 151:In 1832 he received permission from the 69:). Dr Bree also introduced Frost to Sir 247: 114:In 1828 he was elected a Fellow of the 81:in London and was made a Fellow of the 311: 309: 307: 305: 303: 331: 329: 7: 490:19th-century British medical doctors 28:Medico-Botanical Society of London 14: 352:Dictionary of National Biography 445:International Plant Names Index 342:"Frost, John (1803-1840)"  159:as a hospital ship, moored off 286:"AIM25 collection description" 1: 200:Switzerland and its Costumes 485:Medical doctors from London 146:St John's Gate, Clerkenwell 38:He was born in 1803 in the 511: 116:Royal Society of Edinburgh 57:Having been introduced by 317:"John Frost, Esq. F.S.A." 320:The Gentleman's Magazine 202:. They had no children. 155:to use the retired ship 87:Royal Society of London 337:Bettany, George Thomas 52:Bethlem Royal Hospital 258:Desmond, Ray (1994). 236:The Science of Botany 139:Royal Humane Society 98:Royal Humane Society 380:Wellcome Collection 213:author abbreviation 118:his proposer being 92:At the proposal of 67:George V of Hanover 425:on 24 January 2013 44:Langley, Berkshire 495:British botanists 296:on 9 August 2016. 177:Earl of Clarendon 173:Duke of Buccleuch 79:Royal Institution 502: 455: 454: 441: 435: 434: 432: 430: 424: 418:. Archived from 407: 397: 391: 390: 388: 386: 372: 366: 363: 357: 356: 344: 333: 324: 323: 313: 298: 297: 292:. Archived from 282: 276: 275: 255: 231: 221: 220: 219: 165:Duke of Leinster 510: 509: 505: 504: 503: 501: 500: 499: 460: 459: 458: 443: 442: 438: 428: 426: 422: 416: 405: 399: 398: 394: 384: 382: 374: 373: 369: 364: 360: 347:Stephen, Leslie 335: 334: 327: 315: 314: 301: 290:www.aim25.ac.uk 284: 283: 279: 272: 264:. p. 265. 257: 256: 249: 245: 217: 216: 215: 210: 208: 196: 169:Duke of Bedford 157:HMS Chanticleer 83:Linnean Society 36: 12: 11: 5: 508: 506: 498: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 462: 461: 457: 456: 436: 415:0-902-198-84-X 414: 392: 367: 358: 325: 299: 277: 270: 246: 244: 241: 240: 239: 228:botanical name 207: 204: 195: 192: 131:James McGrigor 71:James McGrigor 63:King George IV 35: 32: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 507: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 467: 465: 452: 451: 450: J.Frost 446: 440: 437: 421: 417: 411: 404: 403: 396: 393: 381: 377: 371: 368: 362: 359: 354: 353: 348: 343: 338: 332: 330: 326: 321: 318: 312: 310: 308: 306: 304: 300: 295: 291: 287: 281: 278: 273: 271:9780850668438 267: 263: 262: 254: 252: 248: 242: 237: 234: 233: 232: 229: 225: 214: 211:The standard 205: 203: 201: 193: 191: 189: 184: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 149: 147: 142: 140: 135: 132: 128: 127:Earl Stanhope 123: 121: 120:Robert Graham 117: 112: 110: 106: 101: 99: 95: 90: 88: 84: 80: 75: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 40:Charing Cross 33: 31: 29: 25: 22: 19: 449: 439: 427:. Retrieved 420:the original 401: 395: 383:. Retrieved 379: 370: 361: 350: 319: 294:the original 289: 280: 260: 235: 209: 206:Publications 199: 197: 185: 150: 143: 136: 124: 113: 102: 91: 76: 56: 37: 17: 15: 475:1840 deaths 470:1803 births 186:He died in 181:Ipecacuanha 105:Ipecacuanha 464:Categories 243:References 129:succeeded 48:apothecary 18:John Frost 153:Admiralty 385:3 August 339:(1889). 161:Millbank 125:In 1828 109:Buckbean 94:Dr Maton 429:16 June 349:(ed.). 218:J.Frost 59:Dr Bree 412:  268:  238:(1827) 224:citing 194:Family 188:Berlin 423:(PDF) 406:(PDF) 345:. In 431:2016 410:ISBN 387:2021 266:ISBN 34:Life 21:FRSE 61:to 50:at 24:FSA 16:Dr 466:: 447:. 378:. 328:^ 302:^ 288:. 250:^ 226:a 183:. 175:, 171:, 122:. 453:. 433:. 389:. 274:. 230:.

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FRSE
FSA
Medico-Botanical Society of London
Charing Cross
Langley, Berkshire
apothecary
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Dr Bree
King George IV
George V of Hanover
James McGrigor
Royal Institution
Linnean Society
Royal Society of London
Dr Maton
Royal Humane Society
Ipecacuanha
Buckbean
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Graham
Earl Stanhope
James McGrigor
Royal Humane Society
St John's Gate, Clerkenwell
Admiralty
HMS Chanticleer
Millbank
Duke of Leinster
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Buccleuch

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