John Coakley Lettsome (1744-1815), British physician and entomologist. Lettsome was born to a Quaker family in the British Virgin Islands and sent to
John Coakley Lettsome (1744-1815), British physician and entomologist. Lettsome was born to a Quaker family in the British Virgin Islands and sent to England for his education. He trained as a doctor in London, and then returned to his family's estate to free his slaves and provide medical care for the locals. He founded the Medical Society of London in 1773, as well as establishing or supporting numerous charities. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (1773), publishing a handbook on collecting insects. Artwork from Nichols's 'Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century', an 8-volume work published between 1817 and 1858.
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