| Authorised form of name | Smith; Sir; James Edward (1759 - 1828) |
| Dates | 1759 - 1828 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Date of birth | 02 December 1759 |
| Place of death | Surrey Street, Norwich, Norfolk |
| Date of death | 17 March 1828 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
In the vault of the Reeve family, Lowestoft, Suffolk |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh (medicine, botany); MD (1786, Leyden)
Career:
Founded the Linnean Society in Great Marlborough Street (1788)
Honours:
Kt 1814
Memberships:
FLS (President 1788-1828)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 26/05/1785 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Gudrun Richardson, 'A Norfolk Network within the Royal Society' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 27-39, plate |
| Code | NA2719 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/682/32 | Letter from James Edward Smith, Norwich, to James Sowerby, 2 Mead Place, Lambeth | 28 August 1826 |
| L&P/9/78 | Paper, 'Some obervations on the irritability of vegetables' by James Edward Smith | 1788 |
| IM/004279 | Smith, Sir James Edward | nd |
| EC/1785/05 | Smith, Sir James Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/004280 | Smith, Sir James Edward | nd |