| Authorised form of name | Rackett; Thomas (1756 - 1840) |
| Surname | Rackett |
| Forenames | Thomas |
| Dates | 1756 - 1840 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
1756
Death:
Spetisbury, Dorset (29 November 1840)
Burial:
Spetisbury, Dorset (05 December 1840) |
| Activity | Profession:
Clergyman, Church of England
Research Field:
Conchology
Education:
BA (1777) MA (1780), University College Oxford
Career:
Baptised at St Paul, Covent Garden (06 March 1756); Rector of Spetisbury with Charlton Marshall, Dorset (for 60 years); accompanied Charles Hatchett FRS and W G Maton FRS on a tour of the western counties of England; died instestate, administration granted to his daughter (01 January 1841)
Memberships:
FLS; FSA |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
17/02/1803 |
| Relationships | Father-in-law of Samuel Solly (FRS 1812) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Mrs F Neale
Authority:
Dates of 1757 November 1841 corrected by Mrs F Neale
References:
Gentleman's Magazine April 1841 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/96286533 |
| Royal Society code | NA2798 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1802/11 | Rackett, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/1 | Letter from Thomas Rackett, Spettisbury, to the Royal Society | 3 January 1832 |