| Reference number | MDA/C/30/1/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract from the will of Henry Clifton Sorby |
| Date | 14 January 1909 |
| Description | The bequest to the President and Council of the Royal Society of the sum of £15,000, the income of which was to be 'devoted to the establishment of a Fellowship or Professorship for the carrying on of original scientific research...', with details of the proposed scheme, including an apparatus fund. With a codicil giving prority to this, following the discharging of other legacies and annuities. Proved at Wakefield, 14 April 1908. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| Physical description | On paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA715 | Sorby; Henry Clifton (1826 - 1908) | 1826 - 1908 |