deaths
May 10, 1787
William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (born 1715)
William Watson (scientist)
Sir William Watson, FRS was a British physician and scientist who was born and died in London. His early work was in botany, and he helped to introduce the work of Carl Linnaeus into England. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1741 and vice president in 1772. He was knighted in 1786.
May 10
May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 235 days remain until the end of the year.