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Authorised form of nameLambton; William (c1756 - 1823)
Datesc1756 - 1823
NationalityBritish
Place of birthCrosby Grange, near Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
Date of birthc1756
Place of deathHinganghat, 50 miles from Nagpore, India
Date of death26 January 1823
OccupationSoldier
ActivityEducation:
Studied under Charles Hutton (FRS 1774)
Career:
Ensign in Lord Fauconberg's regiment (1781); later served in the 33rd (West Riding) regiment in India; Brigade Major to General David Baird in an expedition against Seringapatam; surveyed Malabar and Coromandel coasts; Captain (1806); Major (1808); Lieutenant Colonel (1814); died of pulmonary disease
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/01/1817
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
James R Smith, 'Sir George Everest, FRS (1790-1866)' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 89-102
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332
Notes:
There is some confusion as to Lambton's birth year as he seems to have not publically talked about this information. ODNB has his birth year as 1753. Similarly, there is little information on his parentage, with assumptions in some sources being made as to Lambton coming from a poor background.
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/54929299
CodeNA2200
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1816/13Lambton, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
PT/16/4Paper, 'Corrections applied to the great meridional arc extending from latitude 8° 9' 38",39 to latitude 18° 3' 23",64 to reduce it to the parliamentary standard' by Lieut Col W [William] Lambton[1823]
PT/12/27/2Plate, 'Plan of the principal triangles from which the whole arc between Punnae and Daumergidda is deduced' by unknown artist[1818]
PT/12/27/1Manuscript, 'An abstract of the results deduced from the measurement of an arc on the meridian extending from latitude 8° 9' 38".4, to latitude 18° 3' 23".6 N., being an amplitude of 9° 53' 45".2' by Lieut Colonel Willm [William] Lambton[1818]
PT/12/27Paper, 'An abstract of the results deduced from the measurement of an arc on the meridian extending from latitude 8° 9' 38".4, to latitude 18° 3' 23".6 N., being an amplitude of 9° 53' 45".2' by Lieut Colonel Willm [William] Lambton[1818]
MC/6/130Letter from Geo [George] Everest, 10 Westbourne Street, Hyde Park, to the Secretary of the Royal Society8 April 1861
MC/6Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1859-1863
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