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Authorised form of nameEdwards; William Frederick (1776 - 1842)
Other forms of nameWilliam Frederic
Dates1776 - 1842
Place of birthJamaica, West Indies
Date of birth06 April 1776
Date of death23 July 1842
Research fieldPhysiology
Ecology
Anthropology
Ethnology
Linguistics
ActivityEducation:
MD
Memberships:
Associate Member, Royal Academy of Medicine; Member, Philomathic Society of Paris; Member, Medical Society of Dublin
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election26/02/1829
SourceSources:
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.
CodeNA7512
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1829/10Edwards, William Frederick: certificate of election to the Royal Society
HS/7/121Letter, from William Frédéric Edwards to Sir John Herschel, dated at ParisSeptember 1820
HS/7/122Letter, from William Frédéric Edwards to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris4 November 1824
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