John Finch ( 1626 - 1682 )

Birth: London, England, Europe (1626) Death: London, England, Europe (18 November 1682) Burial: Christ's College chapel, Cambridge, England, Europe (in the same vault as Sir Thomas Baines FRS 1663) (November 1682) Occupation: Physician Research field: anatomy Education: Eton College; Mr Sylvester's School at Oxford; Christ's College, Cambridge (admitted 1645); Inner Temple (admitted 1644); Balliol College, Oxford (BA 1647); Incorporated at Cambridge (1647); MA (Cambridge 1649); Padua (MD 1660); Incorporated at Cambridge (1660) Career: English Consul at Padua and Syndic of the University; Professor of Anatomy at Pisa (1659-1665); Returned to England (1661); Minister to the Grand Duke of Tuscany (1665); Ambassador to Ottoman court in Constantinople (1672-1681); went on special mission to Adrianople (1675) Honours: Kt 1661 Memberships: Extra Fellow RCP (1661) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Committee appointments include: Mechanical Committee (1664) Nominated for the Committee to improve the English language (1664) Other RSActivity: Whilst in Italy and Turkey, Finch acted as the Royal Society correspondent in these areas.