| Authorised form of name | Bancroft; Edward (1744 - 1821) |
| Dates | 1744 - 1821 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Westfield, Massachusetts |
| Date of birth | 09 January 1744 |
| Place of death | Margate |
| Date of death | 08 September 1821 |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1774) Marischal College, Aberdeen University
Career:
Practising medicine in Guiana (1763); wrote articles for the Monthly Review, a post obtained for him by Benjamin Franklin; American spy, later spied in France for the British
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1773 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DAB
References:
R V Jones, 'Benjamin Franklin' in NR 1976-7 vol 31 pp 201-225 |
| Code | NA8115 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/25/11 | Letter from Edward Bancroft, to Cadell & Davis [sic, Cadell & Davies], Booksellers, Strand, London | 9 June 1813 |
| L&P/6/61 | Letter, 'Of ink' from Edward Bancroft to Samuel Horsley | 18 March 1774 |
| L&P/6/111 | Letter, 'Note on nigrescent vegetables' from Edward Bancroft to John Walsh | 8 March 1774 |
| L&P/6/112 | Paper, 'On producing and communicating colours' by Edward Bancroft | 25 March 1773 |
| IM/000229 | Bancroft, Edward | nd |
| IM/000230 | Bancroft, Edward | 2000 |
| EC/1773/12 | Bancroft, Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |