John Hollings
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John Hollings or Hollins, M.D. (1683?–1739) was an English physician.
Hollings was born about 1683, the son of John Hollings, M.D., of Shrewsbury
, and formerly fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
. After attending Shrewsbury School
, he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge
in 1700, shortly afterwards migrating to Magdalene College as a pensioner on 27 March 1700. He proceeded M.B. in 1705 and M.D. in 1710. He was admitted a candidate of the Royal College of Physicians
on 25 June 1725, and a fellow on 25 June 1726, having on 16 March previously been elected F.R.S. He rose to be physician-general to the army and physician in ordinary to the king from 1727 to 1739.
He died in Pall Mall
on 10 May 1739. By his wife Jane he had a son, John Hollings, M.D., who died on 28 December 1739, and two daughters, Mrs. Champernowne and Margaret. Hollings's reputation for classical scholarship and general culture was considerable. His only publication was the Harveian oration
for 1734, entitled Status Humanæ Naturæ expositus in Oratione coram Medicis Londinensibus habita, 4to, London, 1734, of which an English translation appeared the same year.
Hollings was born about 1683, the son of John Hollings, M.D., of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, and formerly fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
. After attending Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
, he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
in 1700, shortly afterwards migrating to Magdalene College as a pensioner on 27 March 1700. He proceeded M.B. in 1705 and M.D. in 1710. He was admitted a candidate of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
on 25 June 1725, and a fellow on 25 June 1726, having on 16 March previously been elected F.R.S. He rose to be physician-general to the army and physician in ordinary to the king from 1727 to 1739.
He died in Pall Mall
Pall Mall
-Places:* Pall Mall, urban downtown ares of Bendigo, Australia* Pall Mall, London, a street in the City of Westminster, London* Pall Mall, Tennessee, a small unincorporated community in Fentress County, Tennessee...
on 10 May 1739. By his wife Jane he had a son, John Hollings, M.D., who died on 28 December 1739, and two daughters, Mrs. Champernowne and Margaret. Hollings's reputation for classical scholarship and general culture was considerable. His only publication was the Harveian oration
Harveian Oration
The Harveian Oration is a yearly lecture held at the Royal College of Physicians of London. It was instituted in 1656 by William Harvey, discoverer of the systemic circulation. Harvey made financial provision for the college to hold an annual feast on St...
for 1734, entitled Status Humanæ Naturæ expositus in Oratione coram Medicis Londinensibus habita, 4to, London, 1734, of which an English translation appeared the same year.