| Authorised form of name | Atkyns; Sir; Robert (1647 - 1711); topographer and antiquary |
| Dates | 1647 - 1711 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 26 August 1647 |
| Place of death | His house in Westminster, London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 29 November 1711 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
Monken Hadley, Middlesex, England, Europe (26 August 1647)
Burial:
Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England, Europe (12 December 1711) |
| Activity | Education:
St Edmund's Hall, Oxford (admitted 1663); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1661)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1668) but did not practise; Deputy Receiver-General of Law Duties (1671-1672), Receiver-General (1672-1673), Comptroller (1673-1679); Commissioner for Assessment for Gloucestershire (1673-1680, 1689-1690); Deputy-Lieutenant for Gloucestershire (1683-1688); MP for Cirencester (1680-1681), Gloucestershire (1684-1685)
Honours:
Kt 1663
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/11/1664 |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 22 July 1685 |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Nominated for Committee for improving the English language (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Expelled due to non-payment of arrears |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir Robert Atkyns and Mary Clerk
Married: Louise Carteret
Additional relatives: Sir Edward Atkyns |
| OtherInfo | When developing his interest in topography, he collected parochial and manorial records. The result was a county history of Gloucestershire, 'Ancient and Present State of Glostershire' (1712), published a year after his death. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Henning; ODNB
Notes:
Although Hunter and Henning say that it was this Atkyns who was a Fellow, he was only 17 in 1664; his father seems a more likely candidate. Journal Book implies it was Sir Robert Jr who was elected but the elder Sir Robert's father, Sir Edward, was still alive at the time. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/73003668 |
| Code | NA7752 |
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