Clark was born in
Newcastle upon Tyne, a son of
John Clark (died 1805). After attending a school at
Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire, he matriculated at
Trinity College, Cambridge in 1804, graduating B.A. in 1808. He studied medicine in London, graduating M.D. in 1827. Clark served as
Professor of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, from 1817 to 1866, during which time he was responsible for acquisition of an extensive museum of comparative anatomy and laid the foundations for the
School of Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. He was elected Fellow of the
Royal Society in 1836. Clark was ordained in 1818. He was rector of
Guiseley, Yorkshire, 1826–1859, the duties being carried out by a curate. After suffering a stroke in 1863, he died at home in Cambridge in 1869. ==Bibliography==