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RefNoEC/1770/08
Previous numbersCert III, 91; A05681
LevelItem
TitlePitcairn, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationWilliam Pitcairn MD of Warwick Court Warwick Lane Physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital, a Gentleman very well versed in all branches of Literature and Natural History, and esspecially distinguished by his application to Botany and success in rearing scarce and foreign plants, being desirous of the honor of being admitted into the Royal Society, is recommended by us, on our personal knowledge of his merit, as highly deserving of that honor, and likely to become a useful member of this Society
ProposersRd Brocklesby; W Watson; Rd Huck; M Morris; William Hunter; Gowin Knight; J Silvester; John Fothergill; M Maty; Josiah Colebrooke; C Morton; R Mylne
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Pitcairn, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA1018Pitcairn; William (1711 - 1791)1711 - 1791
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