John Radcliffe (physician)
John Radcliffe (1650 – 1 November 1714) was an English physician, academic and politician. A number of landmark buildings in Oxford, including the Radcliffe Camera (in Radcliffe Square), the Radcliffe Infirmary, the Radcliffe Science Library, Radcliffe Primary Care and the Radcliffe Observatory were named after him. The John Radcliffe Hospital, a large tertiary hospital in Headington, is also named after him.
The Right Honourable John Radcliffe | |
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| Member of Parliament for Bramber | |
| In office 20 March 1690 – 11 October 1695 | |
| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | John Alford |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Barbon with William Stringer |
| Member of Parliament for Buckingham | |
| In office 12 November 1713 – 1 November 1714 | |
| Monarch | Anne I |
| Preceded by | Thomas Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Denton and Abraham Stanyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Radcliffe 1650 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1 November 1714 (aged 63–64) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford, Lincoln College, Oxford |
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