James Clark ( 1737 - 1819 )

Birth: 1737 Death: Hatton Garden, London, England, United Kingdom (21 January 1819) Profession: Physician; chemist; plantation and slave owner Research field: Medicine; natural history Education: Practiced medicine in Aberdeen; went to Dominica and purchased the sugar and coffee plantation 'Clark Hall' (c 1770); Member of His Majesty's Council, Dominica; practised medicine in Dominica for many years; conducted pioneering research into yellow fever during an outbreak in Dominica (1793-1797); returned to Britain (c 1810) Memberships: FRCPE (1792); FRSE (1791); FSA Membership: Fellow Election Date: 11/04/1799.