| Authorised form of name | Lankester; Edwin (1814 - 1874) |
| Dates | 1814 - 1874 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Melton, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England |
| Date of birth | 23 April 1814 |
| Date of death | 30 October 1874 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
MD
Memberships:
FLS
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/12/1845 |
| Relationships | Father of Sir Edwin Ray Lankester (FRS 1875) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Peter J Bowler, 'Science in the Service of Society', review of Mary P English, Victorian Values: the Life and Times of Dr Edwin Lankester, MD, FRS in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 149-150 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/45061435 |
| Code | NA7455 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002623 | Lankester, Edwin | nd |
| IM/Maull/002622 | Lankester, Edwin | nd |
| EC/1845/28 | Lankester, Edwin: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/002624 | Lankester, Edwin | nd |
| IM/000587 | Group lithograph of Royal Microscopical Society Presidents | nd |
| PT/36/7 | Paper, 'On the microscopic structure of the scales and dermal teeth of some ganoid and placoid fish' by W C [William Crawford] Williamson | 24 March 1849 |
| MC/6/14 | Letter from Edwin Lankester, President of the Microscopial Society, 8 Saville Row, to Sir Benjamin [Collins] Brodie, President of the Royal Society | 18 February 1859 |
| PT/42/14 | Paper, 'Investigations into the structure and developement [sic] of the scales and bones of fishes' by W C [William Crawford] Williamson | [1850] |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| MC/10/68 | Letter from George Rolleston, Anatomical Department, Museum, Oxford, to the Royal Society | 3 February 1874 |
| MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |