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Authorised form of nameMelvill; Robert (1723 - 1809)
Other forms of surnameMelville
Dates1723 - 1809
Date of birth12 October 1723
Date of death29 August 1809
ActivityEducation:
LLD (Edinburgh)
Career:
Served in the Army (from about 1744)
Memberships:
FSA
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election16/02/1775
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Authority:
AltName from DNB.
CodeNA2589
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1774/28Melvill, Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CB/1/5/15Letter from General Robert Melvill, Brewer Street to Charles Blagden, King's Road4 May 1784
CB/1/5/14Letter from General Robert Melvill, Brewer Street to Charles Blagden29 January 1784
CB/1/5/13Letter from General Robert Melvill, Brewer Street to Charles Blagden, 2 King's Road13 December 1783
CB/1/5/16Letter from General Robert Melvill, Brewer Street to Charles Blagden, Gower Street10 February 1785
MS/391/167Bond of Robert Melvill to the Treasurer of the Royal Society23 February 1775
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