| Authorised form of name | Walsh; John (1726 - 1795); naturalist |
| Dates | 1726 - 1795 |
| Date of birth | 01 July 1726 |
| Place of death | At his residence in Chesterfield Street, London |
| Date of death | 09 March 1795 |
| Activity | Career:
Secretary to Lord Clive
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/11/1770 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1773 |
| Relationships | Cousin of Nevil Maskelyne (FRS 1758) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/23196916 |
| Code | NA5046 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/6/111 | Letter, 'Note on nigrescent vegetables' from Edward Bancroft to John Walsh | 8 March 1774 |
| EC/1770/13 | Walsh, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| AP/4/19/1 | Letter, regarding paper on torpedoes from John Walsh to [Benjamin] Franklin | 12 July 1772 |
| AP/4/19/2 | Letter, regarding trip to Île de Ré and experiments on torpedoes from John Walsh to [Benjamin] Franklin | 27 August 1772 |
| L&P/6/85 | Letter, 'Of the electric eel' from Hugh Williamson to John Walsh | 7 February 1775 |
| AP/4/19 | Letters, 'Of the electric property of the torpedo' from John Walsh to Benjamin Franklin | July 1772 - July 1773 |
| AP/4/19/3 | Letter, 'Of the electric property of the torpedo' from John Walsh to Benjamin Franklin | 1 July 1773 |
| MS/669 | Walsh Papers | 1772 |