| Authorised form of name | Trembley; Abraham (1710 - 1784); naturalist |
| Dates | 1710 - 1784 |
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Date of birth | 03 September 1710 |
| Place of death | Petit Sacconex, near Geneva, Switzerland |
| Date of death | 12 May 1784 |
| Research field | Zoology |
| Activity | Education:
Studied mathematics at the Geneva Academy
Career:
Moved from Geneva to Leiden; tutor to the sons of Count William Bentinck at Sorgvliet and in The Hague (c1736-1747); correspondent of Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur and of Martin Folkes; discovered and proved that polyps reproduce asexually by budding without involving gametes; friendship with the second Duke of Richmond (brother-in law to Count William Bentinck); participated in the peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle; escorted the third Duke of Richmond on the Grand Tour of the Continent; endowed by the Duke of Richmond and the King of England enabling him to return to Geneva
Memberships:
French Academy of Science
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/05/1743 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1743 |
| Relationships | Genevan family of French Huguenot origin; cousin of Charles Bonnet FRS |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB; Howard M Lenhoff and Sylvia G Lenhoff, 'Abraham Trembley and his Polyps' in Eighteenth Century Thought vol 1 (2003)
References:
G L'E Turner, 'Henry Baker, FRS: Founder of the Bakerian Lecture' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 53-79
Nellie B Eales, 'A Satire on the Royal Society, Dated 1743, Attributed to Henry Fielding' in NR 1968 vol 23 pp 65-67 |
| Code | NA4983 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/1/149 | Paper, 'On the freshwater polyp' by Abraham Trembley | 15 January 1742 |
| L&P/3/219 | Letter, 'Of certain shocks and earthquakes' from Abraham Trembley to Thomas Birch | 1 February 1757 |
| L&P/1/271/1 | Letter, 'On the fresh-water polype' from Abraham Trembley to John Fothergill | 31 March 1744 |
| L&P/3/112 | Letter, 'Of the earthquake of 14 Nov' from Charles Bonnet to Abraham Trembley | 14 November 1755 |
| L&P/3/125 | Letter, 'Of the earthquake in Holland on Feb 18' from J N S Allemand to Abraham Trembley | 1756 |
| L&P/3/147 | Paper, 'An account by A. Trembley of the 'Essai sur l'histoire naturelle de la mer Adriatique' [Essay on the natural history of the Adriatic Sea]' by Vitaliano Donati | 1756 |
| L&P/3/155 | Letter, 'Of the causes of earthquakes' from Vitaliano Donati to Abraham Trembley [English translation] | 20 March 1756 |
| L&P/1/189 | Letter, 'Acknowledgment of his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society' from Abraham Trembley to the Royal Society | 7 June 1743 |
| L&P/3/149 | Paper, 'On the stones in Nassau, Treves and Colen, resembling those of the Giants Causeway in Ireland' by Abraham Trembley | 18 March 1756 |
| L&P/1/271 | Paper, 'On the fresh-water polype' by Abraham Trembley | 31 March 1744 |
| L&P/1/449 | Letter, 'Of the light from mercury in glass tubes caused by electricity' from Abraham Trembley to Martin Folkes | 4 February 1746 |
| L&P/1/321 | Letter, 'Observations on the fresh-water polype' from Abraham Trembley to the President of the Royal Society | 1744 |
| L&P/2/42 | Letter, 'Of Essex steeples struck by lightning' from Abraham Trembley to Martin Folkes | 11 February 1750 |
| L&P/3/227 | Letter, 'The thermometer reading at the Hague on 9 Jan 1757' from Abraham Trembley to Thomas Birch | 15 February 1757 |
| EC/1743/03 | Trembley, Abraham: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 19 May 1743 |
| L&P/3/65 | Letter, 'Extract from a letter to A. Trembley [English translation]' from Johann Nicholaus Sebastian Allemand to Abraham Trembley | 9 December 1755 |
| L&P/3/199 | Paper, 'Of the earthquake at Colen Liege and Maestricht on 19 Nov 1756' by Abraham Trembley | 26 November 1756 |
| L&P/3/153 | Letter, 'Of the causes of earthquakes' from Vitaliano Donati to Abraham Trembley | 20 March 1756 |
| L&P/3/61 | Letter, 'Extract from a letter to A. Trembley' from Johann Nicholaus Sebastian Allemand to Abraham Trembley | 9 December 1755 |