| Authorised form of name | Yates; James (1789 - 1871) |
| Dates | 1789 - 1871 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England |
| Date of birth | 30 April 1789 |
| Place of death | Lauderdale House, Highgate, London |
| Date of death | 07 May 1871 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Highgate Cemetery, London |
| Activity | Education:
MA
Memberships:
FLS; FGS
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 31/01/1839 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1871-1872 vol 20 pp i-iii signed by C T
References:
J Edmund White, 'The Priestley Memorial Volume' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 85-96
R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/10610320 |
| Code | NA6082 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MC/7/34 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 17 March 1864 |
| MM/19/67 | Letter from James Yates to William Sharpey, Secretary, Royal Society | 15 September 1866 |
| MS/843/28 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to William Sharpey, Secretary to the Royal Society | 24 May 1870 |
| NLB/3/85 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to George Scharf, National Portrait Gallery Offices, 20 Great George Street | 11 March 1889 |
| MC/8/48 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to Wm [William] Allen Miller, Treasurer of the Royal Society | 24 May 1867 |
| MS/426/504 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to [James] Yates, Esq | 27 January 1854 |
| EC/1839/07 | Yates, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MOB/034 | Electrical machine by Joseph Priestley | c.1767 |
| MC/5/81 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to C R [Charles Richard] Weld, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 17 January 1853 |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| MC/6/310 | Letter from James Yates, Highgate, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society and to the Council | 25 March 1863 |
| MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |
| MC/8/50 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to Wm [William] Allen Miller, Treasurer of the Royal Society | 29 May 1867 |
| MC/8/69 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 13 July 1867 |
| MC/8/66 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 9 July 1867 |
| MC/9/102 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to Dr [William] Sharpey, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 22 June 1870 |
| MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |
| MC/32/48 | Letter from [Charles] Chree, Meteorological Office, Central Observatory, Kew Observatory, Richmond, Surrey, to The Secretaries, Royal Society | 8 November 1917 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| MS/957/118 | Letter from James Yates, Lauderdale House, Highgate, to Edward Kater | 2 April 1864 |