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Authorised form of nameLyttelton; George (1709 - 1773); 1st Baron Lyttelton
Dates1709 - 1773
Date of birth17 January 1709
Place of deathHagley, Worcestershire
Date of death22 August 1773
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Hagley parish church, Worcestershire
OccupationHistorian; Poet
ActivityHonours:
Baron 1756
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election26/01/1744
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Made Baron after becoming a Fellow.
CodeNA7581
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1743/12Lyttelton, George, 1st Baron Lyttelton: certificate of election to the Royal Society26 January 1744
L&P/6/56Letter, 'Of a man lighter than water' from William Benson Earle to George Lyttelton11 April 1774
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