Joseph Fox

Fellow

Date of Fellowship admission: 6/March/1792

Joseph Fox was born in 1758 in Falmouth, the son of Joseph Fox (the elder) and Elizabeth Hingston. He trained and worked as an apothecary in Falmouth for a number of years. Wanting to try his fortunes as a doctor, he went to Edinburgh to study medicine. He studied in Edinburgh between 1776 and 1778. In February 1783 he was named a doctor of medicine by the University of St Andrews. Fox settled in London and in 1788 he became a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Soon after that, he was elected physician to St Thomas's Hospital. In March 1792 he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. In 1800 he resigned his post and left London. He retired first to Falmouth and then to Plymouth. He died in 1832.

Year of medical qualification

1/February/1783

Date of Licence

7/February/1792

Fellowship
The main qualification issued by the College, awarded regularly since the College’s foundation. This qualification was granted based on demonstrated breadth of experience and did not require an individual to pass a certain examination.