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Authorised form of nameAstle; Thomas (1735 - 1803)
Dates1735 - 1803
NationalityBritish
Place of birthYoxall, Staffordshire, England
Date of birth22 December 1735
Place of deathBattersea Rise, near London
Date of death01 December 1803
ActivityCareer:
Worked in the State Paper Office; worked with John Topham (FRS 1779)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election20/03/1766
RelationshipsFather of Edward Astle (FRS 1808)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138
CodeNA1047
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1765/35Astle, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MM/23/11Letter from Benjamin Heath, Harrow, to Thomas Astle, South Lambeth, Surrey14 February 1775
MS/391/105Bond of Thomas Astle to the Treasurer of the Royal Society20 March 1766
IM/000145Astle, Thomasnd
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