Authorised form of name | Needham; John Turberville (1713 - 1781) |
Dates | 1713 - 1781 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | London, England |
Date of birth | 10 September 1713 |
Place of death | Brussels, Belgium |
Date of death | 30 December 1781 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: The vaults of the abbey of Coudenberg |
Research field | Biology |
Microscopy |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 22/01/1747 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Sir Gavin de Beer and Max H Hey, 'The First Ascent of Mont Blanc' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 236-255 M Crosland, 'Relationships between the Royal Society and the Academie des Sciences in the late eighteenth century' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 25-34 |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/56643729 |
Code | NA1572 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
L&P/1/204 | Letter, 'Of trout, of freshwater polype' from John Tuberville Needham to the President of the Royal Society | 14 June 1743 |
L&P/1/167 | Letter, 'Of petrifactions' from John Tuberville Needham to James Parsons | 1742 |
L&P/1/193 | Letter, 'Concerning certain small and white worms found in dissecting trout' from John Tuberville Needham to James Parsons | 27 May 1743 |
L&P/4/6 | Letter, 'A spiral thermometer' from John Tuberville Needham to James Parsons | 12 October 1759 |
L&P/4/17 | Letter, 'Of a late discovery of asbestos' from John Tuberville Needham to Thomas Birch | 17 May 1760 |
AP/4/15/1 | Unpublished translation of letter, 'Mr Turberville Needham, FRS, and, his enquiries after a connection between certain Egyptian hieroglyphics, and the modern writing of China' from A [Alban?] Butler and C [Charles] Morton | 1762 |
L&P/1/244 | Letter, 'Of Malin, the Ostrocolla; the farina of the red lily; of worms in knutty corn' from John Tuberville Needham to Martin Folkes | 11 August 1743 |
EC/1746/16 | Needham, John Turberville: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 22 January 1747 |
AP/4/15 | Unpublished translations of letters, 'Mr Turberville Needham, FRS, and, his enquiries after a connection between certain Egyptian hieroglyphics, and the modern writing of China' from A [Alban?] Butler, C [Charles] Morton, and Jesuit priests | 1762-1764 |