List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1664

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This is a list of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in its fifth year, 1664. [1]

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Robert Atkyns (topographer) English topographer, antiquary, and Member of Parliament

Sir Robert Atkyns (1647–1711) was a topographer, antiquary, and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his county history, the Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire.

Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford, FRS, was a British peer and politician. He was a member of a famous Anglo-Irish aristocratic family.

James Carkesse was an English naval official and schoolteacher, a Fellow of the Royal Society now known for poetry written in Bethlem Hospital and an asylum in Finsbury.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society", Royal Society. "Fellowship from 1660 onwards" (xlsx file on Google Docs via the Royal Society)
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