▁Square , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁a ▁Lic enti ate ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁lecture . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁( ch ief ) ▁Phys ician ▁of ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Hospital ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁forty ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁( He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁in ▁which ▁year ▁he ▁gave ▁the ▁Baker ian ▁L ect ure , ▁Research es ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁Fac ult ies ▁of ▁Pul mon ary ▁Abs or ption ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁Char co al ). ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁went ▁on : ▁' Dr . ▁Pear on ▁was ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁good ▁jud ges , ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sound ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin ▁scholar . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁hosp itable ▁land l ord , ▁a ▁dis inter ested ▁friend , ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁good - hum oured ▁and ▁j oc ose ▁companion ▁: ▁he ▁ab ounded ▁in ▁an ec d otes , ▁which ▁he ▁took ▁with ▁excellent ▁effect . ▁He ▁would ▁often ▁observe ▁to ▁his ▁friends , ▁that ▁he ▁knew ▁he ▁was ▁growing ▁old ; ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁up ▁his ▁mind ▁to ▁die ▁' in ▁har ness . On ▁Sunday ▁ 9 ▁November ▁