Christopher Green (physician) facts for kids
Christopher Green (born 1652, died 1741) was an important person at the University of Cambridge. He was a top professor of medicine, known as the Regius Professor of Physic, for over 40 years.
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Early Life and Education
Christopher Green was born in Cambridge in 1652. His father, also named Christopher Green, worked as a cook at Caius College. Young Christopher was baptized at St Botolph's church in Cambridge.
College Days at Caius
He went to school for seven years before joining Caius College at age 16 in 1667. He was a student there from 1668 to 1674. After that, he became a junior Fellow of the college. This meant he was a bit like a junior teacher or researcher.
Becoming a Doctor
Christopher Green earned his first university degree, a Bachelor of Arts, in 1672. He then got his Master of Arts degree in 1675. From 1676, he taught ethics at the college. He took on several important roles, including being a dean in 1682 and a steward from 1684 to 1686. During this time, he also earned his highest medical degree, a Doctor of Medicine, in 1685. He became the college's bursar (who manages money) in 1687. The next year, he taught Greek.
A Top Professor
In 1700, Christopher Green became the Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge University. This was a very important job in medicine. He held this position for a very long time, over 40 years, until he passed away in 1741.
The Regius Professor Role
The Regius Professor job came with a house in Cambridge. However, Christopher Green chose to sell this house. He was one of only three people to hold this important medical professor role between 1700 and 1817. The writer Christopher Wordsworth noted that these professors stayed in their jobs for a very long time. This showed they were good at looking after themselves and their health.
Legacy
A portrait of Christopher Green hangs in the Hall of Caius College. It is described as being in the style of the famous artist William Hogarth.
A botanist named John Martyn dedicated his book, The first Lecture of a Course of Botany, to Christopher Green in 1729. This shows that Green was respected by other scholars of his time.
