| Authorised form of name | Mountbatten; Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas (1900 - 1979); 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
| Dates | 1900 - 1979 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 25/06/1900 |
| Place of death | Half a mile from Mullaghmore harbour, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Date of death | 27/08/1979 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Romsey Abbey, Hampshire |
| Activity | Honours:
MVO 1920; KCVO 1922; GCVO 1937; DSO 1941; CB 1943; KCB 1945; KG 1946; PC 1947; GCSI 1947; GCIE 1947; GCB 1955;
OM 1965; Viscount Mountbatten of Burma 1946; Earl 1947; Baron Romsey 1947
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| Membership category | Statute 12 |
| Date of election | 19/05/1966 |
| Age at election | 65 |
| Source | Sources:
DNB
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1981 vol 27 pp 355-364, plate, by Lord Zuckerman
References:
Robert S Anderson, 'Patrick Blackett in India: Military Consultant and Scientific Intervenor, 1947-72. Part One' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 253-273 |
| Code | NA7329 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| PB/7/1/1/9/1 | Correspondence with Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust) re invitation to lecture, arrangements, and comments on text. | 1970-1971 |
| HWT/31/14 | Royal Society Scientific Information Committee | January 1967 |
| HWT/31/13 | Royal Society Scientific Information Committee | November - December 1966 |
| PB/6/3/2/4 | Correspondence with Earl Mountbatten of Burma re disarmament | 1958 |
| PB/8/27/4 | Letters of thanks, comment etc from friend and colleagues re 'Atomic Weapons and East-West Relations' | 1956 |
| PB/1/34/1 | Letters of congratulation on Blackett's Life Peerage | 1969 |
| IM/003198 | Mountbatten, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma | nd |
| IM/GA/GAC/5643 | Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma | nd |
| EC/1966/37 | Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/GA/CCM/6136 | Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma | nd |