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RefNoEC/1825/18
Previous numbersCert VII, 161; A02545
LevelItem
TitleFranklin, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationCaptain James Franklin MRAS and FGS in the service of the Honorable East India Company, & late Assistant QuarterMaster General of the Bengal army a gentleman who has distinguished himself by an extensive trigonometrical survey of a [p]art of India, and who is well versed in various branches of natural philosophy being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society, we whose names are hereunto subscribed, do of our personal knowledge recommend him as deserving that honor, and likely to prove a valuable & useful member
ProposersHenry Kater; Charles Babbage; Dan Moore; H T Colebrooke; Thos Colby; Wm Henry Fitton; John Caley; Frans Beaufort; Wm Smith; Benjn Hobhouse
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Franklin, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA6092Franklin; James (c 1783 - 1834)c 1783 - 1834
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