| Authorised form of name | Proby; Henry (c1628-c1726); author and poet |
| Dates | c1628-c1726 |
| Occupation | Poet; Education: |
| Activity | Education:
Emmanuel College, Cambridge (matriculated 1646); Middle Temple (admitted 1646)
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Proposer | John Wilkins |
| RSActivity | Committee and panels:
Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Reviewed the statute books for manufactures and provided an account of frauds committed within the trades (1662) |
| Relationships | Parents: possibly Henry Proby, Common Serjeant of the City of London |
| OtherInfo | Not much is known about Proby in a personal or professional capacity. From his activities within the Society and contributions to ordinary meetings, he seems to have been involved in gaining an insight into commercial and economic activities. His review of the statutes indicates some legal background and possible activity as as a barrister, as stated in Hunter. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn; MT
Notes:
The election date is Proby's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 5 February 1662.
Register for Middle Temple admissions has a Henry Proby admitted in 1616-17 and as a bencher in 1649. |
| Code | NA7833 |