Authorised form of name | Croke; Sir; George (- 1680) |
Dates | - 1680 |
Nationality | British |
Place of death | The house of his brother Henry, a linen draper, in the Haymarket, Westminster |
Date of death | 17 November 1680 |
Dates and places | Burial: The chancel of Waterstock church, Oxfordshire |
Research field | Horticulture |
Activity | Education: St Paul's School, London; All Souls' College, Oxford; MA (1652); Middle Temple (admitted 1649) Career: Fellow of All Souls', Oxford (1648); High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (1664); Gresham Professor of Rhetoric; the first person to bring the plane tree to England Honours: Kt 1660
|
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 08/02/1677 |
Relationships | Son of Henry Croke of Waterstock, Oxfordshire |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; St Paul's; Ward; Foster; MT |
Royal Society code | NA2946 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
EL/C1/112 | George Croke, dated at Waterstoke, to Henry Oldenburg | 20 November 1673 |
EL/C1/114 | George Croke, dated at Waterstoke, to Henry Oldenburg | 27 February 1673 |
EL/C1/111 | George Crok, dated at Waterstoke, to Henry Oldenburg | 22 September 1673 |
EL/C1/113 | George Croke, dated at Waterstoke, to Henry Oldenburg | 2 February 1674 |
EL/O2/133 | Henry Oldenburg, dated at London, to George Croke | 7 October 1673 |