Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Lysons, Daniel (1727-1800)
LYSONS, DANIEL, M.D. (1727–1800), physician, born on 21 March 1727, was the eldest son of Daniel Lysons of Hempstead Court, Gloucestershire, by Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Mee of Gloucester (Burke, Landed Gentry, 4th edit. p. 921). He matriculated at Oxford as a gentleman-commoner of Magdalen College 2 March 1744–1745, graduated B.A. in 1750, M.A. in 1751, and was elected fellow of All Souls College, where he proceeded B.C.L. in 1755 (Foster, Alumni Oxon. 1715–1886), iii. 887). On 6 July 1756 he was licensed to practise medicine, and in 1759 he became D.C.L., which degree he commuted for that of M.D. on 24 Oct. 1769. He practised for a few years at Gloucester, and was physician to the infirmary there. About 1770 he settled at Bath, and in 1780 was elected one of the physicians to the Bath General Hospital. He died at Bath on 20 March 1800. By his marriage, on 6 Dec. 1768, to Mary, daughter of Richard Rogers of Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire, he had no issue.
He published:
- 'An Essay upon the Effects of Camphire and Calomel in Continual Fevers. … To which is added an occasional Observation upon … Inoculation,’ 8vo, London, 1771.
- ‘Practical Essays upon Intermitting Fevers, Dropsies, Diseases of the Liver,’ &c., 8vo, Bath, 1772.
- ‘Farther Observations on the Effects of Camphire and Calomel … Being an Appendix to Essays upon these Subjects formerly published,’ &c., 8vo, Bath, 1777.
[Gent. Mag. 1800, pt. i. pp. 392, 483; Brit. Mus. Cat.]