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Authorised form of nameElliot; Gilbert (1782 - 1859); 2nd Earl of Minto
Dates1782 - 1859
Place of birthLyon, France
Date of birth16 November 1782
Date of death31 July 1859
ActivityHonours:
GCB 1834
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election03/03/1836
RelationshipsAssumed by royal license the additional surnames of Murray and Kynynmound
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Certificate headed 'Elected 3rd March 1836'. The word 'proposed' has been struck through, and an alternative word added above
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/10627006
CodeNA1194
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1836/14Elliot, Gilbert, 2nd Earl of Minto: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/4/1Copy letter from [Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Earl of] Minto, to William [Jackson] Hooker 4 January 1844
MC/4Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1844-1850
AP/21/3Unpublished paper, 'Considérations physiques sur le passage Nord-ouest' [Physical considerations on the Northwest Passage] by Luigi [Louis] Dau5 June 1836
AP/21/3/1Unpublished manuscript, 'Considérations physiques sur le passage Nord-ouest' [Physical considerations on the Northwest Passage] by Luigi [Louis] Dau5 June 1836
MS/257/3/142Letter from Lord Minto, Gilbert Elliot, 36 Wilton Cresecent to [James Clark] Ross18 March 1845
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