List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1796

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Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1796. [1] [2]

Fellows

  1. John Abernethy (1764–1831), surgeon. [3]
  2. George Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris (1770–1844), MP [4]
  3. John Dalrymple (d. 1798), Admiral of the Blue [5]
  4. Sir George Smith Gibbes(1771–1851), physician [6]
  5. John Hellins (d. 1827), autodidact, schoolteacher, mathematician, astronomer and country parson. [7]
  6. George Holme-Sumner (1760–1831) [8]
  7. William Howley (1766–1848), Archbishop of Canterbury [9]
  8. William Langford, Eton schoolmaster [10]
  9. William Larkins (d. 1800), accountant, HEIC, Bengal [11]
  10. William Latham, antiquarian [12]
  11. William Lax (1761–1836), astronomer and mathematician [13]
  12. Thomas Osbert Mordaunt (1730–1809), Army officer and poet [14]
  13. Christopher Robert Pemberton (1765–1822), physician [15]
  14. Edward Riou, (1762–1801), Royal Navy officer [16]
  15. Samuel Rogers (1763–1855), poet [17]
  16. José Correia da Serra (1750–1823), Portuguese ambassador to USA, Finance Minister [18]
  17. Robert Smith (1747–1832), solicitor [19]
  18. Glocester Wilson (d. c.1852), Barrister at Law and Postmaster General of Jamaica [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Fellowship of the Royal Society 1660-2015". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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