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Authorised form of nameRipa; Ludovicus a (- 1746)
Other forms of nameLudovicus
Riva, Lodovico
Other forms of surnameA Ripa
Dates - 1746
NationalityItalian
OccupationPhysician
Research fieldBotany
ActivityCareer:
Professor of Astronomy and Meteorology at Padua
Memberships:
Istituto delle Scienze di Bologna
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election03/07/1718
ProposerWilliam Burnett
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; IBI
References:
A Rupert Hall, 'Further Newton Correspondence' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 7-34
Notes:
An alternative election date of 24 Jan 1734 is given in the index to BR and on his certificate; this seems the more likely date as there is a letter of acknowledgement in EL of June 1734. Both election dates are printed in Record. The Journal Book states that he died in 1758.
CodeNA1397
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
LBO/21/48Copy letter from Ludovicus RipaJune 1734
EC/1733/07Ripa, Ludovicus a: certificate of election to the Royal Society24 January 1734
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