| Authorised form of name | Shuckburgh-Evelyn; Sir; George Augustus William (1751 - 1804); mathematician |
| Other forms of name | Shuckburgh, Sir George Augustus William |
| Other forms of surname | Shuckburgh |
| Dates | 1751 - 1804 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
| Date of birth | 23 August 1751 |
| Place of death | Shuckburgh, Warwickshire |
| Date of death | 11 August 1804 |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Rugby School; Balliol College, Oxford
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/12/1774 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1798 |
| Relationships | Son-in-law of John Darker (FRS 1768); succeeded as 6th Baronet (1793) assumed title of Shuckburgh-Evelyn; uncle of Sir Francis Shuckburgh (FRS 1824) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Sir Gavin de Beer and Max H Hey, 'The First Ascent of Mont Blanc' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 236-255
J S Rowlinson, 'Le Sage's Essai de chymie mechanique' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 35-45
Notes:
Birth place is probable, not certain |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/48313490 |
| Code | NA8358 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/3/51 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn, London, to Sir Joseph Banks | 20 June 1795 |
| MM/1/34 | Copy of a Resolution from twelve Fellows of the Royal Society, recommending the reinstatement of Dr Charles Hutton as Foreign Secretary | 29 January 1784 |
| MM/3/52 | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, London, to George Shuckburgh-Evelyn | 23 February 1798 |
| MM/7/106 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks | 2 May |
| MM/7/127 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks | 19 April 1793 |
| MM/7/108 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks | 7 May [1793] |
| MM/7/89 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks | 24 April 1792 |
| MM/7/111 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks | 12 May 1792 |
| L&P/11/51 | Paper, 'Endeavours to ascertain a standard of weights and measures' by George Shuckburgh-Evelyn | 1798 |
| L&P/11/51/1 | Paper, 'Endeavours to ascertain a standard of weights and measures' by George Shuckburgh-Evelyn | 1798 |
| L&P/7/99 | Paper, 'On the variation of the temperature of boiling water' by George Augustus William Shuckburgh | 1779 |
| L&P/10/43/1 | Paper, 'Account of the equatorial instrument' by George Augustus William Shuckburgh | 1793 |
| L&P/10/43 | Paper, 'Account of the equatorial instrument' by George Augustus William Shuckburgh | 1793 |
| L&P/6/247 | Paper, 'Experiments to ascertain the heights of mountains by the barometer' by George Augustus William Shuckburgh | 1777 |
| MM/7/90 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks | 29 April 1792 |
| MM/7/130 | Letter from George Shuckburgh-Evelyn to Sir Joseph Banks | 21 April 1793 |
| MM/7/129 | Letter from Nevil Maskelyne, Greenwich, to Richard Shepherd | 21 April 1793 |
| EC/1774/24 | Shuckburgh, Sir George Augustus William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/15/26 | Paper, 'An account of the re-measurement of the cube, cylinder, and sphere used by the late Sir Geo [George] Shuckburgh Evelyn in his enquiries respecting a standard of weights and measures' by Capt H [Henry] Kater | March 1821 |
| MC/5/239 | Letter from G B [George Biddell] Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Professor [George Gabriel] Stokes, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 26 April 1856 |
| L&P/6/247/1 | Paper, 'Experiments to ascertain the heights of mountains by the barometer' by George Augustus William Shuckburgh | 1777 |
| L&P/6/247/2 | Plate, 'A chart showing the situation, distances and heights of some of the most remarkable mountains that are seeb from the borders of the Lake of Geneva' by George Augustus William Shuckburgh | 1777 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |