| Authorised form of name | Clarke; William Branwhite (1798 - 1878); geologist |
| Dates | 1798 - 1878 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | East Bergholt, Suffolk, England |
| Date of birth | 02 June 1798 |
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia |
| Date of death | 17 June 1878 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Education:
Jesus College, Cambridge. BA (1824), MA (1824)
Career:
Ordained (1821); went to New South Wales as cleric in charge of an area from Paramatta to the Hawkesbury River; discovered fold (1841), tin (1849) and diamonds (!859); visited Tasmania (1856 and 1860); died of paralysis
Memberships:
FGS (1826)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/06/1876 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1878-1879 vol 28 pp i-iv
Notes:
A letter from his son (MC.11.394) says that he died on 16 Jun at 1.30 am. DSB also gives date of death as 16 Jun.
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/107639773 |
| Code | NA2858 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1876/07 | Clarke, William Branwhite: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/15/27 | An "obligation" written out in WB Clarke's own hand, on observing the rules and regulations regarding his Fellowship of the Royal Society | 22 July 1876 |
| MC/10/430 | Letter from W B [William Branwhite] Clarke, Branthwaite, North Shore, Sydney, to G G [George Gabriel] Stokes, Secretary of the Royal Society, London | 22 July 1876 |
| MC/8/149 | Letter from W B [William Branwhite] Clarke, Parsonage, St Leonard's, near Sydney, NSW [New South Wales], to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 29 February 1868 |
| MC/9/137 | Letter from W B [William Branwhite] Clarke, St Leonard's, Sydney, New South Wales, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, London | 16 November 1870 |
| MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |
| MC/10/437 | Letter from W B [William Branwhite] Clarke, Branthwaite, North Shore, Sydney, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 5 August 1876 |
| MC/10/431 | Letter from W B [William Branwhite] Clarke, Branthwaite, North Shore, Sydney, to Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 22 July 1876 |
| MC/10/460 | Letter from W B [William Branwhite] Clarke, Branthwaite, North Shore, Sydney, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 15 November 1876 |
| MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
| MC/11/309 | Letter from M W S Clarke, Branthwaite, St Leonards, Sydney, to the Royal Society | 18 February 1879 |
| MC/11/394 | Letter from M W S Clarke, Branthwaite, St Leonards, Sydney, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, London | 29 June 1878 |
| MC/11 | Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1877-1879 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |