He then attended courses of medical instruction in the London schools, after which he went to Montpellier, where he took his doctor"s degree in 1770. His name also appears, under date 5 October 1771, among the students who studied at Leyden.
1744–1812), was an English physician, chemist, and botanist. Batt, born at Collingbourne, Wiltshire, on 18 June 1744, was for some time a student at Oxford University. On completing his studies he returned to England, but on account of his health he subsequently removed to Genoa, where he obtained an extensive medical practice, and in 1774 was appointed professor of chemistry in the university.
Previous to this the study of chemistry in the university of Genoa had been much neglected, but soon after his appointment the lectures were thronged with pupils.
He also made a special study of botany, and gathered an extensive collection of rare plants. He resigned his professorship in 1787 on account of a prolonged visit to England.
He died at Genoa on 9 February 1812.
