John Huxham

John Huxham (1692–1768) was an English physician, a provincial doctor notable for his study of fevers. In 1750 Huxham published his Essay on Fevers and in 1755 received the Copley Medal for his contribution to medicine.

Biography Huxham was born close to Totnes, Devon, the son of a butcher from nearby Harberton. He was orphaned in early life and became the ward of a non-conformist minister. He attended Newton Abbot grammar school using funds from his father's will. Huxham then attended Exeter academy, the university of Leyden and finishing his M.D. at the university of Rheims. (Due to his religion he would not have been able to attend Universities in Oxford or Cambridge.)

He married Ellen Corham, and after her death Elizabeth Harris, who also died before him. He left two daughters and one son, John Corham Huxham, who graduated at Exeter College, Oxford, became F.R.S., and edited several of his father's works. He died on 11 August 1768.

Works Medicinisch und chymische Bemerkungen vom Spießglase . J.A. Lübeck, Leipzig; Bayreuth 1759 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf