| Authorised form of name | Marsden; William (1754 - 1836) |
| Dates | 1754 - 1836 |
| Place of birth | Verval, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Date of birth | 16 November 1754 |
| Date of death | 06 October 1836 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Kensal Green cemetery, London |
| Activity | Education:
DCL (1786)
Career:
Worked for the HEIC (1770); Secretary to the government of Sumatra (for 8 years during the 1770s); established an East India agency business, Gower Street, London; Secretary to the Admiralty until his resignation (1795-1807); friend of Sir Joseph Banks
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/01/1783 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Treas 1802-1810; VP 1803-1810 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332
D Carr Agnew, 'Robert Fitzroy and the myth of 'Marsden Square': Transatlantic rivalries in early marine meteorology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 21-46 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/120703673 |
| Code | NA1559 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002981 | Marsden, William | nd |
| EC/1782/10 | Marsden, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/6/6 | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to Wiliam Marsden | 5 January 1808 |
| MM/6/13 | Letter from Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square, to William Marsden | 25 May 1794 |
| CB/1/5/9 | Letter from W Marsden, Aldenham, Herts to Charles Blagden, Paris | 28 November 1817 |
| CB/1/5/8 | Letter from W Marsden, Aldenham, Herts to Charles Blagden, Paris | 31 October 1817 |
| RSL/1/27 | Letter from William Marsden, London, to Sir Joseph Banks | 30 April 1783 |
| L&P/10/38 | Letter, 'Account of the method of making ice at Benares [Varanasi, India]' from John Lloyd William to William Marsden | 25 March 1792 |
| MC/1/321 | Letter from Daniel Lysons, Ryde, to the Royal Society | 25 July 1831 |
| L&P/7/207 | Letter, 'Phenomena observed in the island of Sumatra' from William Marsden to Joseph Banks | 24 February 1781 |
| L&P/9/99 | Paper, 'On the era of the Mohometans called the Hejerà' by William Marsden | 1788 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| L&P/9/175 | Paper, 'On the chronology of the Hindoos' by William Marsden | 1790 |
| L&P/10/46 | Letter, 'Additional observations on the making of ice at Benares [Varanasi, India]' from John Lloyd Williams to William Marsden | 1 October 1792 |
| L&P/10/33 | Letter, 'Further particulars respecting the observatory at Benares [Jantar Mantar, Varanasi, India] ' from John Lloyd Williams to William Marsden | 23 March 1792 |