William Hunter ( 23 May 1718 - 30 March 1783 ) was a Scottish anatomist and physician . In 1764 , he became physician to Queen Charlotte . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767 and Professor of Anatomy to the Royal Academy in 1768 . In 1768 he built the famous anatomy theatre and museum in Great Windmill Street , Soho , where the best British anatomists and surgeons of the period, including his brother John, were trained