List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1773

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This is a list of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1773. [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. Edward Bancroft (1744–1821), American physician and chemist
  2. Thomas Butterworth Bayley (1744–1802), agriculturalist
  3. John Bethune (1724–1774), clergyman
  4. Richard Blyke (died 1775), antiquary
  5. Patrick Brydone (1736–1818), Scottish traveller
  6. Charles Burney (1726–1814), music historian
  7. Jeremiah Dixon (1726–1782), astronomer
  8. Thomas Dummer (c.1740–1781), MP
  9. Francis Duroure (b.1715–1808)
  10. William Benson Earle (1740–1796), philanthropist
  11. William Falconer (1744–1824), physician
  12. Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford (1751–1812)
  13. Sir Thomas Frankland, 6th Baronet (1750–1831), MP
  14. Alexander Garden (1730–1791), naturalist
  15. William Henly
  16. Alexander, Baron Hume-Campbell (1750–1781)
  17. John Ives (1751–1776), antiquarian
  18. John Coakley Lettsom (1744–1815), physician
  19. Ashton Lever (1729–1788), collector
  20. John Lind (1737–1781), barrister
  21. Peter Livius (1727–1795), Chief Justice of Quebec
  22. Jean-André Deluc (1727–1817), Swiss geologist
  23. Lucius Henry O'Brien (1731–1795), MP
  24. Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1751–1799)
  25. Jacob Preston (died 1787)
  26. Jean-Baptiste Le Roy (1720–1800)
  27. John Smith (1744–1807)
  28. Jacob de Stehelin (1710–1785), Russian Academy of Sciences
  29. Watkin Williams-Wynn (1749–1789)
  30. Other Hickman Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth (1751–1799)
  31. John Yorke (1728–1801), 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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