Authorised form of name | Desaguliers; Thomas (1721 - 1780) |
Dates | 1721 - 1780 |
Place of birth | Westminster |
Date of birth | 5 January 1721 |
Place of death | Woolwich, near London |
Date of death | 01 March 1780 |
Activity | Career: Entered Royal Regiment of Artillery (1740); Chief Firemaster, Woolwich (1748-1780); Lieutenant General (1777); first scientific maker of cannon and first regular investigator of gunnery in England
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 24/02/1780 |
Relationships | Youngest son of Rev John Theophilus Desaguliers (FRS 1714) |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Date of birth courtesy of Dr Audrey Carpenter found in family bible. |
Code | NA2690 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1779/26 | Desaguliers, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |