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Authorised form of nameWindham; Joseph (1739 - 1810)
Dates1739 - 1810
NationalityBritish
Place of birthTwickenham, London, England
Date of birth21 August 1739
Place of deathEarsham House, Norfolk
Date of death21 September 1810
OccupationAntiquary
Research fieldNatural history
ActivityEducation:
Eton; Christ's College, Cambridge (did not graduate)
Career:
Toured France, Italy, Istria and Switzerland (1769); published 'Baths of the Romans' (1772); possessed one of the finest antiquarian libraries in the country
Memberships:
FSA (1775)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election08/11/1781
RelationshipsMarried (1769) Charlotte, daughter of Sir William de Grey, 1st Baron Walsingham
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA5924
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MS/391/207Bond of Joseph Windham to the Treasurer of the Royal Society8 November 1781
EC/1781/15Windham, Joseph: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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