List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1771

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This is a list of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1771. [1]

Royal Society English learned society for science

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society". It is the oldest national scientific institution in the world. The society is the United Kingdom's and Commonwealth of Nations' Academy of Sciences and fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement.

Fellows

  1. John Wynn Baker (died 1775), agriculture economist
  2. Peter Biron, Duke of Courland (1724–1800), German duke
  3. Alexander Dalrymple (1737–1808), Scottish geographer
  4. William Duncan, (c.1715–1774), physician and speculator
  5. Robert Erskine (1735–1780), Scottish engineer
  6. John Frere (1740–1807), antiquary
  7. Richard Cope Hopton (c.1738–1810)
  8. Samuel Howard (c.1731–1811), surgeon
  9. John Glen King (1732–1787), cleric and antiquarian
  10. John Philip de Limbourg (1726–1811)
  11. Francis Maseres (1731–1824), lawyer
  12. Paul Henry Maty (1745–1787), librarian
  13. John Paradise (1743–1795)
  14. James Petty (died 1822)
  15. Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave (1744–1792)
  16. Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (1728–1810), Polish astronomer
  17. Philip Stephens (1723–1809), MP
  18. Marmaduke Tunstall (1743–1790), ornithologist
  19. Thomas Tyrwhitt (1730–1786), classical scholar
  20. George Walker (c.1734–1807), mathematician
  21. Benjamin Way (1740–1808), MP


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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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