Cromwell Mortimer FRS (June 1702 – 7 January 1752) was a British physician, antiquary and second secretary of the Royal Society from 1730 to 1752.Gibbs, F.W. "Cromwell Mortimer, F.R.S.: Secretary, Royal Society, 1730-1752," Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1950), pp. 259-263; Past Physical Sciences Secretaries
Early life Mortimer was the second son of John Mortimer of Topping Hall in Hatfield Peverel, Essex, and his third wife Elizabeth Sanders, daughter of Samuel Sanders.Nichols, John et al. (1812). . His father's first wife was Dorothy Cromwell, daughter of Richard Cromwell. He was awarded his M.D. in 1724 at University of Leyden.Courtney, W.P. (1885). "Cromwell Mortimer," Dictionary of National Biography, pp. 118-119. He married and had one son Hans Winthrop Mortimer who became Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury.
Career Mortimer's medical practice developed in London after he was admitted to the College of Physicians in 1725. He was elected to membership in the Royal Society in 1728; and those signing that nomination letter were: Francis Clifton; Claudius Amyand (surgeon); Hans Sloane.Royal Society Library and Archive catalogue
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References Nichols, John and Samuel Bentley. (1812). Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century. London: Nichols and Bentley. OCLC 447914677
External links Linnean Society of London, digitized letter from Cromwell Mortimer to Carl Linnaeus (27 July 1736)