| Authorised form of name | Symonds; Sir; William (1782 - 1856) |
| Dates | 1782 - 1856 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
| Date of birth | 24 September 1782 |
| Place of death | On board the French steam ship Nil, while on his way from Malta to Marseille |
| Date of death | 30 March 1856 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Marseille, France |
| Activity | Honours:
Kt 1836; CB 1848
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/06/1835 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
John Edward Gray has signed certificate twice |
| Code | NA1309 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1835/29 | Symonds, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/426/165 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir W [William] Symonds | 1 December 1845 |