Authorised form of name | Middleton; Benjamin (fl 1668 - 1712) |
Dates | fl 1668 - 1712 |
Nationality | British |
Activity | Education: Emmanuel College, Cambridge (matriculated 1668; MA Lit Reg 1671); Gray's Inn (admitted 1670) |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 14/12/1687 |
RSActivity | Royal Society roles: Council 1687; 1692 |
Relationships | Parents: Thomas Middleton |
OtherInfo | Unfortunately, little is known about Middleton's biography or his career. A letter written to him in 1685, a copy of which is kept in the Royal Society archives, names a Dr Middleton as the principal of King's College. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; GI; Venn Notes: Last on PL for 1712. Venn estimates that the Cambridge student matriculated in 1668 is the same as the Royal Society Fellow. An approximate lifespan in Venn has 1650-1748. |
Code | NA1634 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
LBO/10/84 | Copy letter from George Garden, Aberdeen, to Benjamin Middleton | 17 July 1685 |
RBO/16/61 | Meteorological observations from Hudson's Bay by Captain Christopher Middleton in his letter to Benjamin Robins | 1731 |