| Authorised form of name | Lindsay; David Alexander Edward (1871 - 1940); 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres |
| Dates | 1871 - 1940 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Dunecht House, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 10 October 1871 |
| Place of death | Haigh Hall, near Wigan, Lancashire |
| Date of death | 08/03/1940 |
| Activity | Honours:
KT 1921
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| Membership category | Statute 12 |
| Date of election | 06/11/1924 |
| Relationships | Son of James, 26th Earl of Crawford (FRS 1878) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1939-1941 vol 3 pp 405-407, plate, by W H Bragg
References:
Vanity Fair 22 June 1899
Notes:
Known as Lord Balcarres until his succession to the earldom in 1913. |
| Royal Society code | NA1315 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1924/17 | Lindsay, David Alexander Edward, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/1/45 | Copy letter from Michael Foster, to The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, David Alexander Edward Lindsay | 31 December 1885 |
| MS/928/6/2/16 | Letter from David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres, 7 Audley Square, to Charles Vernon Boys | 15 March 1935 |
| MS/928/6/2/20 | Letter from David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres, 7 Audley Square, to Charles Vernon Boys | 3 November 1937 |
| NLB/67/237 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres [David Alexander Edward Lindsay], KT, FRS | 17 November 1924 |
| NLB/67/157 | Copy letter from William Bate Hardy and James Hopwood Jeans, Secretaries of the Royal Society; to the Right Honourable the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres [David Alexander Edward Lindsay], KT | 6 November 1924 |
| IM/002759 | Lindsay, David Alexander Edward, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres | nd |