| Authorised form of name | Mudge; William (1762 - 1820) |
| Dates | 1762 - 1820 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Date of birth | 01 December 1762 |
| Date of death | 17 April 1820 |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Horology |
| Activity | Education:
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (1777)
Career:
First Lieutenant (1781); stationed at the Tower of London; appointed to the Ordnance Survey (1791); Director, Ordnance Survey (1798); Lieutenant Colonel (1804); Colonel (1814); Major-General (1819)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/06/1798 |
| Relationships | Son of Dr John Mudge (FRS 1777) and his second wife, Jane; godson of Dr Samuel Johnson; married Janes, daughter of Major General Williamson, RA; father of Richard Zachary Mudge (FRS 1822) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Derek Flinn, 'John MacCulloch, MD, FRS, and His Geological Map of Scotland: His Years in the Ordnance, 1795-1826' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 83-101
David A Cumming, 'John MacCulloch, FRS, at Addiscombe: The Lectureships in Chemistry and Geology' in NR 1979-80 vol 34 pp 155-183 |
| Royal Society code | NA2171 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/3/61 | Letter from Capt Wiliiam Mudge to Sir Joseph Banks | 15 November 1798 |
| MM/3/64 | Letter from Capt William Mudge, Royal Artillery, to Joseph Planta, Secretary, Royal Society | 6 February 1799 |
| EC/1798/10 | Mudge, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/3/63 | Letter from RM Crewe, London, to Joseph Planta, Secretary, Royal Society | 8 February 1799 |
| L&P/11/28 | Paper, 'An account of a trigonometrical survey of 1795-4' by Edward Williams, William Mudge and Isaac Dalby [Continuation of paper] | 1796 |
| L&P/12/58/1 | Paper, 'Measurement of an arc of a meridian from Dunnose, Isle of Wight to Clifton, Yorkshire' by William Mudge | 1803 |
| L&P/12/58 | Paper, 'Measurement of an arc of a meridian from Dunnose, Isle of Wight to Clifton, Yorkshire' by William Mudge | 1803 |
| L&P/11/139 | Paper, 'The trigonometrical survey of 1797-1799' by William Mudge | 1800 |
| L&P/11/27 | Letter, 'An account of a trigonometrical survey of 1795-4' from Edward Williams, William Mudge and Isaac Dalby to Joseph Banks | 27 March 1797 |
| L&P/10/126 | Paper, 'Account of the trigonometrical survey carried on in the years 1791-4 by order of the Duke of Richmond' by Edward Williams, Isaac Dalby and William Mudge [Pages 1-59] | 1795 |
| L&P/10/128 | Paper, 'Account of the trigonometrical survey carried on in the years 1791-4 by order of the Duke of Richmond' by Edward Williams, Isaac Dalby and William Mudge [Pages 59-161] | 1795 |