| Authorised form of name | Nixon; Robert (1759 - 1837) |
| Dates | 1759 - 1837 |
| Date of birth | 1759 |
| Place of death | Kenmure Castle, New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire |
| Date of death | 05 November 1837 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Activity | Education:
BD (1790) Christchurch College, Oxford
Career:
Curate, Foot's Cray, Kent (1784-1804); honorary exhibitor at the Royal Academy and the Society of Artists (1790-1818)
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/06/1801 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (entry of John Nixon)
Notes:
Possible question over identifying his education correctly |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/48854721 |
| Royal Society code | NA1277 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MC/1/122 | Letter from Robert Nixon, 37 Burr Street Tower, to the Royal Society | 25 November 1824 |
| EC/1801/12 | Nixon, Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| AP/8/21/1 | Unpublished letter, regarding a case of aphonia from Augustin Sayer to Sir Joseph Banks | 22 February 1816 |
| AP/8/21/2 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Case of complete aphonia cured by the medical application of the electrick fluid' by Augustin Sayer | [1816] |
| AP/8/21 | Unpublished paper and letter, 'Case of complete aphonia cured by the medical application of the electrick fluid' by Augustin Sayer | [1816] |