William Clift ( 1775 - 1849 )

Birth: Burcombe, near Bodmin, Cornwall, England (14 February 1775) Death: Stanhope Cottage, Hampstead Road, London (20 June 1849) Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London Research Field: Comparative anatomy, palaeontology Career: Apprenticed to John Hunter (FRS 1767) (1792); engaged by Hunter's executors to care for Hunterian collection (1793); Curator, Hunterian Museum Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/05/1823.