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Floyer may refer to:
*John Floyer (1649–1734), English physician and writer
*Floyer Sydenham (1710–1787), English classical scholar
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Floyer — (spr. Fleuer), John, geb. 1649 zu Hinters in Staffordshire, war Arzt in Lichtfield u. st. hier 1734; er schr.: Pharmacobasanos, London 1687, 1691; The preternat. state of animal humors, Lond. 1696, 1698; An inquiry into the right use of baths,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Floyer Sydenham — (1710 ndash; April 1, 1787) was an English scholar of Ancient Greek.He was a Fellow and sometime Moderator of Philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford, and later Rector of Esher. He translated some of the Dialogues of Plato into English, and wrote a… … Wikipedia
John Floyer — Sir John Floyer (March 3 1649 February 1, 1734), English physician and author, was the third child and second son of Elizabeth Babington and Richard Floyer, of Hints Hall. Hints is a quiet village lying a short distance from Lichfield in… … Wikipedia
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Stafford Floyer-Acland — Brigadier Stafford Nugent Floyer Acland CBE, DL (23 December 1916 ndash; 1994) was a British soldier. The son of Lieutenant General Arthur Nugent Floyer Acland and Evelyn Stafford Still was educated in Marlborough College, Wiltshire. Floyer… … Wikipedia
John Floyer — (3 mars 1649 1er février 1734) est un écrivain et médecin anglais, connu pour avoir introduit la pratique de la mesure des pulsations cardiaques. Il préconisait des bains froids et formula le diagnostic de dépistage de… … Wikipédia en Français
SYDENHAM, FLOYER — Greek scholar; translated some of the Dialogues of Plato into English, and wrote a dissertation on Heraclitus, which failed of being appreciated, and involved in embarrassment, he was thrown into prison because he could not pay a small bill… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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High Sheriff of Dorset — The High Sheriff Dorset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. [cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2008/06/05/dorset high sheriff feature.shtml | publisher = British… … Wikipedia
High Sheriff of Staffordshire — This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the… … Wikipedia
