John Kidd (10 September 1775 – 7 September 1851) was an Englishphysician, chemist and geologist who took a leading role in Oxford's "scientific awakening" in the early years of the nineteenth century.[1]
Kidd's two geological publications — his Outlines of Mineralogy (1809) and Geological Essay on the Imperfect Evidence in Support of a Theory of the Earth (1815) — have been described as providing "the seeds of an Oxford school of geology," characterized by a distinctive emphasis on diluvial theory.[4] In 1818 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians; in 1822 Regius Professor of Medicine in succession to Sir Christopher Pegge; and in 1834 he was appointed keeper of the Radcliffe Library.
In March 1822 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5] In 1830 the president of the Royal Society appointed him as one of the eight authors of the Bridgewater Treatises "on the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation."[6][7] His treatise on the "Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man," which was published in 1833, offered "a popular rather than a scientific exposition of facts"[8] and set out to protect readers from materialism and the transmutation of species.[9] Kidd refused to "maintain an argument" about natural theology, addressing himself "exclusively to those who are believers."[10] He delivered the Harveian Oration before the Royal College of Physicians in 1836.
Publicationsedit
Outlines of Mineralogy (1809)
A Geological Essay on the Imperfect Evidence in Support of a Theory of the Earth (1815)
On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man (1833). This was the second Bridgewater Treatise.
^Rupke, N. A. (1997). "Oxford's Scientific Awakening and the Role of Geology". In Brock, M. G.; Curthoys, M.C. (eds.). The History of the University of Oxford VI, Nineteenth-Century Oxford, Part 1. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 543–62. ISBN978-0-19-951016-0.
^The Aldrich chair of Chemistry was founded with an endowment given to the University in 1798 by George Aldrich. (Cf: Robert J P Williams, John S Rowlinson, Allan Chapman (edts.), Chemistry at Oxford: a history from 1600 to 2005, pp. 79-81, London: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008 (ISBN0854041397)).
^Edmonds, J. M. (1979). "The Founding of the Oxford Readership in Geology, 1818". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 34 (1): 33–51. doi:10.1098/rsnr.1979.0003. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 531512. S2CID 71771394.
^"Kidd, John (1775–1851), physician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15511. ISBN978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 19 September 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Search Results". catalogues.royalsociety.org. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^Brock, W. H. (1966). "The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 21 (2): 162–179. doi:10.1098/rsnr.1966.0016. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 531066. S2CID 145411440.
^"Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises (act. c. 1833–1836)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96360. ISBN978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 19 September 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Kidd, John (1833). On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man: Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants, and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties. London: W. Pickering. pp. vii.
^Topham, Jonathan R. (2022). Reading the Book of Nature: How Eight Best Sellers Reconnected Christianity and the Sciences on the Eve of the Victorian Age. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN978-0-226-81576-3.
^Kidd, John (1833). On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man: Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants, and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties. London: W. Pickering. pp. viii–ix.
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John Kidd 10 September 1775 7 September 1851 was an English physician chemist and geologist who took a leading role in Oxford s scientific awakening in the early years of the nineteenth century 1 John KiddBorn10 September 1775Westminster London England Great BritainDied7 September 1851 1851 09 07 aged 75 OxfordNationalityEnglishScientific careerFieldsChemistryGeology Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editKidd was born in Westminster the son of a naval officer and was educated at Christ Church Oxford He became reader in chemistry at Oxford in 1801 and in 1803 was elected the first Aldrichian Professor of Chemistry 2 He then voluntarily gave courses of lectures on mineralogy and geology These were delivered in the dark chambers under the Ashmolean Museum where William Conybeare William Buckland Charles Daubeny and others gained their first lessons in geology Kidd was a popular and instructive lecturer and through his efforts the geological chair first held by Buckland was established 3 Kidd s two geological publications his Outlines of Mineralogy 1809 and Geological Essay on the Imperfect Evidence in Support of a Theory of the Earth 1815 have been described as providing the seeds of an Oxford school of geology characterized by a distinctive emphasis on diluvial theory 4 In 1818 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1822 Regius Professor of Medicine in succession to Sir Christopher Pegge and in 1834 he was appointed keeper of the Radcliffe Library In March 1822 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 5 In 1830 the president of the Royal Society appointed him as one of the eight authors of the Bridgewater Treatises on the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation 6 7 His treatise on the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man which was published in 1833 offered a popular rather than a scientific exposition of facts 8 and set out to protect readers from materialism and the transmutation of species 9 Kidd refused to maintain an argument about natural theology addressing himself exclusively to those who are believers 10 He delivered the Harveian Oration before the Royal College of Physicians in 1836 Publications editOutlines of Mineralogy 1809 A Geological Essay on the Imperfect Evidence in Support of a Theory of the Earth 1815 On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man 1833 This was the second Bridgewater Treatise See also editBridgewater TreatisesReferences edit Rupke N A 1997 Oxford s Scientific Awakening and the Role of Geology In Brock M G Curthoys M C eds The History of the University of Oxford VI Nineteenth Century Oxford Part 1 Oxford Clarendon Press pp 543 62 ISBN 978 0 19 951016 0 The Aldrich chair of Chemistry was founded with an endowment given to the University in 1798 by George Aldrich Cf Robert J P Williams John S Rowlinson Allan Chapman edts Chemistry at Oxford a history from 1600 to 2005 pp 79 81 London Royal Society of Chemistry 2008 ISBN 0854041397 Edmonds J M 1979 The Founding of the Oxford Readership in Geology 1818 Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 34 1 33 51 doi 10 1098 rsnr 1979 0003 ISSN 0035 9149 JSTOR 531512 S2CID 71771394 Kidd John 1775 1851 physician Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press 2004 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 15511 ISBN 978 0 19 861412 8 Retrieved 19 September 2022 Subscription or UK public library membership required Search Results catalogues royalsociety org Retrieved 19 September 2022 Brock W H 1966 The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 21 2 162 179 doi 10 1098 rsnr 1966 0016 ISSN 0035 9149 JSTOR 531066 S2CID 145411440 Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises act c 1833 1836 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press 2004 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 96360 ISBN 978 0 19 861412 8 Retrieved 19 September 2022 Subscription or UK public library membership required Kidd John 1833 On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties London W Pickering pp vii Topham Jonathan R 2022 Reading the Book of Nature How Eight Best Sellers Reconnected Christianity and the Sciences on the Eve of the Victorian Age Chicago University of Chicago Press ISBN 978 0 226 81576 3 Kidd John 1833 On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties London W Pickering pp viii ix nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Kidd John Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 15 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 783 JOHN Kidd 1775 1851 British Medical Journal 2 4733 734 September 1951 PMC 2069801 PMID 14869708 External links edit nbsp Works 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