NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Croft, Richard, Sir, 1762-1818 NRA: Croft, Sir Richard (1762-1818) Baronet Accoucheur DNB: Croft, Sir Richard, sixth baronet (1762–1818), physician and man-midwife LBT ID: RiCroft1818 VIAF ID: 54931433 LOC ID: n88095687 | B/BAP: 1762-01-09 DIED: 1818-02-13 |
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The younger brother of the writer Sir Herbert Croft (1751-1816); educated at Aberdeen
University he was a London physician and accoucheur. He committed suicide after Princess
Charlotte died while he was attending her. | |