About James Walker
Lived 1720 – 1789 (aged 68–69). James Walker was a physician.
James Walker, FRS (c. 1720 – 22 February 1789) was a British physician.
He matriculated at Brasenose College, in 1734. He lived in Springhead, near Hull. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 9 June 1774.
He is the grandfather of Sir James Walker, 1st Baronet (1803–1883).
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Who was James Walker?
physician from Great Britain born circa 1720
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James Walker was born in 1720.
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James Walker died on 22 February 1789.
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James Walker was a physician.
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