| Authorised form of name | Edwards; William Frederick (1776 - 1842) | 
| Other forms of name | William Frederic | 
| Dates | 1776 - 1842 | 
| Place of birth | Jamaica, West Indies | 
| Date of birth | 06 April 1776 | 
| Date of death | 23 July 1842 | 
| Research field | Physiology | 
| Ecology | 
| Anthropology | 
| Ethnology | 
| Linguistics | 
| Activity | Education: MD
 Memberships:
 Associate Member, Royal Academy of Medicine; Member, Philomathic Society of Paris; Member, Medical Society of Dublin
 
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| Membership category | Fellow | 
| Date of election | 26/02/1829 | 
| Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB
 Notes:
 Index to BR gives birth date as 1777 and death date as 1842 or 1849; the dates used in the relevant fields are taken from DSB.
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| Code | NA7512 | 
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date | 
| EC/1829/10 | Edwards, William Frederick: certificate of election to the Royal Society |  | 
| HS/7/121 | Letter, from William Frédéric Edwards to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | September 1820 | 
| HS/7/122 | Letter, from William Frédéric Edwards to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 4 November 1824 |