| Authorised form of name | Petrie; William (1747 - 1816); Officer of the East India Company |
| Dates | 1747 - 1816 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1747 |
| Date of death | 27 October 1816 |
| Occupation | Founder of the Madras Observatory; Governor of Prince of Wales Island [Penang Island, Malaysia] |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/11/1795 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Notes:
Disappeared from Printed List in 1820.
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 |
| Code | NA2987 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1795/17 | Petrie, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 19 November 1795 |
| MA/206/3 | Meteorological observations at Madras [Chennai], India, by William Petrie | 14 September 1786-17 February 1787 |
| MA/135/2 | Meteorological observations at Madras [Chennai], India, by William Petrie | 18 February-26 September 1787 |
| MA/206/4 | Letter from William Petrie, Madras, to Sir Joseph Banks | 1st March 1788 |
| MA/206/5 | Meteorological observations at Madras [Chennai], India, by [William Petrie] | October 1786-September 1787 |