| Authorised form of name | Thorp; Charles (1783 - 1862) |
| Dates | 1783 - 1862 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Gateshead, Durham, England |
| Date of birth | 13 October 1783 |
| Place of death | Durham, County Durham |
| Date of death | 10 October 1862 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Ryton church |
| Activity | Education:
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle; Durham School (left 1799); Peterhouse, Cambridge (admitted 1799); University College, Oxford, BA (1803), MA (1806), BD (1822), DD (1835)
Career:
Fellow and Tutor, University College, Oxford (1806); Deacon (1806); Priest (1807); Rector of Ryton, County Durham (1807); Canon, Durham (1829); Archdeacon of Durham (1831); first Warden of Durham University (1833-1862)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/05/1839 |
| Relationships | Son of Robert Thorp, Archdeacon of Northumberland |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSR
Notes:
DSR has death place as Ryton, County Durham; 'E Dunelm' is Edward Maltby, Bishop of Durham |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/30992268 |
| Code | NA2181 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1839/35 | Thorp, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/3 | Volume 3 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1839-1843 |
| MC/3/26 | Letter from Charles Thorp, Durham, to Samuel Hunter Christie, Secretary of the Royal Society | 5 June 1839 |