Authorised form of name | Twiss; Richard (1747 - 1821) |
Surname | Twiss |
Forenames | Richard |
Dates | 1747 - 1821 |
Nationality | British |
Dates and places | Birth: Rotterdam (26 April 1747) Death: Somers Town, London (05 March 1821) |
Activity | Career: Travelled on the Contintent, before returning to England (1770); published "Travels through Portugal and Spain" after visiting those countries (1772 and 1773); travelled in Ireland (1775); experimented with making paper from straw |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/06/1774 |
Relationships | Son of an English merchant |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: Withdrew from the RS 1794. |
Royal Society code | NA1567 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
IM/004686 | Twiss, Richard | nd |
EC/1774/17 | Twiss, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MS/391/162 | Bond of Richard Twiss to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 16 June 1774 |
L&P/6/74 | Paper, 'Of a snake stone' by Richard Twiss | 12 May 1774 |