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RefNoEC/1774/32
Previous numbersCert III, 209; A00364
LevelItem
TitleBarker, Sir Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationSir Robert Barker, late Commander in Chief in Bengall, being curious in natural History, Conversant in various Branches of Experimental Philosophy, and of mathematical knowledge, is desirous of the Honour of becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society; We whose names are underneath Subscribed, do recommend him on our personal Knowledge to this Society, as a Gentleman duely qualified to be Elected, and very likely to become a usefull member
ProposersGeo L Scott; H Cavendish; J Ross; W Heberden; Israel Mauduit; John Ellis; Richard Brocklesby; John Walsh; Dan Solander; John Carnac
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Barker, Sir Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA7207Barker; Sir; Robert (? 1729 - 1789); army officer in the East India Company and Commander in Chief in Bengal? 1729 - 1789
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