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Authorised form of nameJackson; John (c1672 - c1723)
Datesc1672 - c1723
NationalityEnglish
British
Place of birthBrampton, Huntingdonshire, England, Europe
Date of birthc. 1672
Date of deathc. 1723
ActivityEducation:
Huntingdon School; Magdalene College, Cambridge (BA 1690)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1694
RelationshipsParents: John Jackson and Paulina Pepys
Additional relatives: uncle Samuel Pepys (FRS 1665); connected by marriage to Hewer Edgley Hewer (FRS 1723)
OtherInfoUnfortunately, very little is known about Jackson's career and professional life. He worked with Samuel Pepys (FRS 1665) on his library before the latter's death in 1703. The library was moved to Cambridge after Jackson's death in 1723. He was not active in the Royal Society's work after his election.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn; Pepys
Thrower, N J W. 2003. 'Samuel Pepys FRS (1633-1703) and The Royal Society', in Notes and Records, vol. 57, pp. 3-13
Notes:
Hunter gives 1673 as possible year of birth. Venn says admitted at Magdalene in 1686 aged 14.
CodeNA4991
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MM/4/67Letter from R Waller, Crane Court, to John Jackson11 August 1714
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