James Sherard ( 1666 - 1738 )

Birth: Bushby, Leicestershire, England (01 November 1666) Death: 12 February 1738 Burial: In the church of Evington, near Leicester Profession: Pharmacist Research field: Botany Education: Merchant Taylors' School; apprenticed to Charles Watts, apothecary, at Chelsea Physic Garden; Oxford; DMed (by diploma 1730) Career: Had a pharmacy in Mark Lane and amassed a fortune; retired (1720); under the will of his brother William Sherard (FRS 1720) set up the Chair of Botany at Oxford (1728); grew many rare plants in his garden at Eltham, of which a catalogue was published by John James Dillenius (FRS 1724); he was an accomplished amateur violinist and composer; left £150,000 at his death Memberships: FRCP (1732) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/12/1706 Proposers: Edmond Halley.