John Allen ( c 1660 - 1741 )

Birth: c 1660 Death: Bridgewater, Somerset (16 September 1741) Profession: Physician Education: MD Career: Practised in Bridgewater, Somerset; devised improvements to the Newcomen engine and proposed the first steam ship, which was never built Memberships: Extra-licentiate of the College of Physicians (1692) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 22/10/1730.